World Geography Palooza

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Across
  1. 1. thin strip of water connecting larger bodies of water
  2. 6. tallest mountain range on the continent of South America
  3. 10. Mountains in Russia that are considered to be the divider between Europe and Asia
  4. 12. government system where the state controls the economy
  5. 15. mostly desert, rural area in Australia
  6. 16. tallest mountain on continent of Africa
  7. 19. underwater tunnel connecting Britain and France
  8. 20. most popular religion in India
  9. 22. river where much of the Canadian population lives near
  10. 23. cold, rural area in Eastern Russia
  11. 24. center of Russia government buildings
  12. 26. tells us what symbols on a map mean
  13. 27. area in conflict between Jews and Palestinians
  14. 29. peninsula in Europe where Spain and Portugal can be found
  15. 31. map that shows the terrain features
  16. 32. map that shows what governments are in charge of certain areas (for example, a map that shows countries
  17. 33. volcano, and important mountain in Japan
  18. 35. tells us orientation of a map
  19. 36. language spoken in Brazil
  20. 38. Ocean found north of Russia and north of Canada
  21. 41. used to reclaim land from the sea for Netherlands
Down
  1. 2. most cities are located near the ocean, or on these
  2. 3. contains the Ganges River, 2nd most populated country in the world
  3. 4. most popular religion in the world
  4. 5. large, hot desert in Northern Africa
  5. 7. name of a mountain range that goes through Switzerland
  6. 8. longest river in China
  7. 9. largest river and rainforest in South America
  8. 11. lines that measure how north or south of the equator a location is (affects climate)
  9. 13. Sea found between Europe and Africa
  10. 14. desert found in China and Mongolia
  11. 17. longest river in Africa, important to Egypt
  12. 18. average weather patterns in an area over a long period of time
  13. 19. most populated country in the world
  14. 21. largest River watershed in North America
  15. 25. culture found in Mexico, Central America, and South America
  16. 28. tallest mountains in the world
  17. 30. a thin strip of land connecting two larger land masses
  18. 34. most popular religion in the Middle East
  19. 36. plains found in South America
  20. 37. main line of latitude
  21. 39. lines that are used to show changes in elevation on a map
  22. 40. known for colonizing much of the world including India and Australia