Geography Crossword Puzzles
People & The Land
khyber pass : trade route through the hindu kush mountains, flood : can help or destroy crops, pindus : mountain range in mainland greece, domesticate : train …
Cartography Terms
Cartography is the study and practice of making and using maps and the art and science of graphically representing a geographical area, usually on a flat surface such as a map or chart.
Coasts - Where the Land Meets the Sea
erosion : the breaking down of rock by the power of the waves, backwash : the movement of the wave back down the beach, headland : part of the coastline, out …
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 …
Disasters and Catastrophes
quake : to shake or vibrate usually from shock or instability, disastrous : calamitous, fatal : causing death, wreck : something (often a ship or parts of it) …
Ice is Nice: The North and South Poles
skin : people use this part of the animal to make huts or tents., blubber : this is under the fur and skin and keeps animals like polar bears and walruses …
Forestry Review
old growth: forest that has been untouched for 200+ years, second growth: forest that has formed by secondary succession, surface: type of fire that rangers …
Geo Terms: Divide - Harbor
elevation: elevated ground; a rising ground; a hill or mountain., gorge: a narrow hollow with steep, rocky sides, worn by a stream or torrent of water. , …
Healthy Eating / Green Cities / Insects
demand : something that must be done or given, developing : a poor country that is trying to become richer ; _________ country, footprint : the effect humans …
Geo Terms: Channel - Dike
coast: the edge or margin of the land next to the sea; the seashore. , dell: a small vale with woods. , creek: a small inlet; a recess in the shore of the sea …
Geology Vocabulary
extinct: a volcano that has not erupted for thousands of years and is not expected to erupt again., volcano: an opening in the earth's crust from which molten …
Tectonic Mountains - Vocabulary
sediment : a deposit of eroded earth material, dome : a landform with sedimentary strata that looks like and upside-down bowl, basin : the opposite of a dome, …
Riverine and Arid Landforms
delta : fan-shaped, low-lying area of deposits at the mouth of a river, drainage basin : area providing water to a river system , estuary : river mouth …
Weathering and Rocks Revision
granite : a rock prone to hydrolysis due to the presence of feldspar, carbonation : caco3 reacts with acid water and forms calcium bicarbonate which is soluble …
Fossil Review
relative age : a rock is its age compared to the ages of other rocks, cast : this part of a fossil forms as the result of a mold, petrified : fossils form when …
