Geography Crossword Puzzles
Geography - Natural Disasters
evacuate: what you need to do before a natural disaster arrives., flood: when there is too much water all over the land., avalanche: when snow comes tumbling …
Natural Resources and Conservation
ranger: a person working in a national park, who knows the surroundings and animals well, biodiversity: extinction reduces________________, alive: natural …
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 …
Plates / Earthquakes / Volcanoes
continental drift : the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across earth's surface, pangaea : the name of the single landmass that began to break …
River Features
erosion: where the earth is swept or worn away by a river., delta: landforms created by deposition at the mouth of a river., mouth: where a river joins, or …
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 …
World Wonders: Explore the Globe
japan : this country is known for its sushi and colorful cherry blossom festivals, egypt : this country is famous for having the longest river in the world, the …
Earthquake
convergent : where two tectonic plates push toward each other, seismic waves : the shaking energy from an earthquake, tectonic plate : a giant piece of the …
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 …
U.S. States
southcarolina: columbia, washington: olympia, westvirginia: charleston, oregon: salem, southdakota: pierre, wyoming: cheyenne, northcarolina: raleigh, …
Sedimentary Rocks
layers : sedimentary rocks are made up of _____________, sediments : are produced by weathering and erosion, chemically : ________________ formed sedimentary …
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 …
Erosion & Deposition
deposition : agents of erosion deposit or lay down sediment, glacier : any large mass of ice that moves over land, stream : a channel in which water is always …
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 …
