Geography Crossword Puzzles
Weather Disturbances
convergence: c in the acronym "itcz", thunder: a sharp rumbling sound caused by the intense heating and expansion of air, geophysical: g in the …
Winter Solstice
earth: the planet we live on , winter: coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring, sun: planet that earth orbits around , summer solstice: solstice …
Water Distribution
ice sheet : glaciers that cover large areas, freshwater : only 3% of earth's water is this type, aquifer : rock layer that contains water, ice cap : …
Physical Oceanography
ebb tide : tide that is going out. (2 words), flood tide : tide that is coming in. (2 words), slack tide : the point where the tide pauses between high tide and …
Plate Tectonics
tectonics: theory of plate ___________, transform: a plate boundary where plates slide past each other, seafloor: process of the oceanic plates moving away from …
Global Warming and Climate Change
global warming : the rise in the average temperature of the earth's surface, greenhouse : _____ effect is the retention of heat in the atmosphere caused …
Layers of the Earth
upper mantle: part of mantle that is made up mostly of olivine and pyroxene., mantle: it is located between the core and the crust, oceanic crust: it is also …
Earthquakes
fault: a thin zone of crushed rock separating blocks of the earth's crust., focus: the point in the earth where the earthquake rupture or fault movement …
Geography and Economy of Central America
pineapples : costa rica pulled in approximately $1.14 billion from this crop last year., guatemala : is known for its high-quality coffee, missionaries : who is …
Age of Exploration
colony: a settlement of people living in a new territory controlled by their home country., moluccas: the spice islands of southeast asia, columbus: italian …
Types of Rocks
chemical: sedimentary rock that forms when minerals dissolved in a weather solution and crystallize, metamorphic: forms when a rock is changed by heat and …
World Geography
kashmire : india and pakistan disputed the control over which boarding territory?, vindhya : which mountain range has historically been the natural dividing …
Earth's Composition
inner core: the innermost geologic layer of planet earth, which is primarily a solid ball of metal., outer core: a layer of fluid metal under the mantle that …
