Geography Crossword Puzzles
Earth's Crust
crust : the thin and solid outer most layer of the earth above the mantle, mantle : the layer of rock between the earths crust and core, core : the central part …
U.S. States
southcarolina: columbia, washington: olympia, westvirginia: charleston, oregon: salem, southdakota: pierre, wyoming: cheyenne, northcarolina: raleigh, …
River Landforms
thalweg : the fastest area of flow within the river channel , hjulstrom: graph showing relationship between velocity, sediment size and fluvial processes , …
The Magical World of Forest Soils
climate: the usual weather conditions in a particular place or region, silt: this soil textures particles range from 0.05-0.002 nm, brunisol: this soil order …
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 …
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 …
Continents and Oceans of the World
north america: continent where canada and usa are located, south america: continent where the amazon river flows, africa: continent where the nile river flows, …
Geologic Time Scale
pangea: super continent , periods: the subdivision of an era , devonian: known as the "age of fishes" , ordovician: the earliest appearance of …
Rainforest
reptile: a group of animals that have scaly skin, forest floor: lowest layer in the rainforest, equator: invisible line around the centre of the earth, …
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 …
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 …
Landforms and Geomorphic Hazards
mountains : elevated portion of the earth's crust, plateau : a flat area of land that is higher than the land around it, glacier : a large body of ice, erosion …
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 …
US Geography
great lakes : a chain of fresh water lakes in the north-central us, geography : the detailed study of the earth’s landforms, california: the mojave desert is …
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 …
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 : glaciers …
South Asia
soil: one of south asia's greatest resource., mountains: kept civilizations isolated, vindhya: these mountains lie in the center of the indian subcontinent, …
Irish Geography
ulster : northern province, partially owned by n. ireland, shannon : longest river in ireland, neagh : largest lake in ireland, lough ..., dublin : capital of …
