Geography Crossword Puzzles
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 …
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 …
World and Human Geography
paris: capital of france, australia: holds the unique distinction of being both a country and continent, continent: one of several massive landmasses on …
Natural Disasters
boundary: tectonic plates meet at a plate __________., hokusai: the artist who painted a giant wave., evacuate: what you need to do before a natural disaster …
Earth's Spheres
lithosphere: ("rock sphere") the ground you are standing on and the whole inside of earth, hydrosphere: ("water sphere") includes all of the …
Geography Terms
prime meridian: this is the imaginary line that divides the globe vertically, west, compass: this tells the directions: north, south, east, , distances on a …
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 …
Layers of Earth
outer core: it is the liquid layer of the earth's core, crust: the outermost solid layer of earth, core: it extends from below the mantle to the center of …
Continents and Oceans
north america : has countries such as canada, mexico, and the u.s., south america : is home to the amazon jungle., europe : has monuments such as the eiffel …
Social Studies Geography
immunity : natural resistance to illness. , paleolithic : humans developed tools from stone, mississippian : native tribes are using the mississippi river to …
Continents
europe : the continent with many historic sites, including the eiffel tower, colosseum, and big ben., north america : the continent that includes countries like …
Interactions and Ecosystems
symbiosis : relationships between 2 things over a long period of time, biotic : living things, herbivore : animals that only eats plants, parasitism : symbiosis …
