Geography Crossword Puzzles
Canadian Taiga
wolverine : this animal is endangered in the canadian taiga due to hunting., spruce : an example of an autotroph in the canadian taiga could be a _____ tree., …
Yukon Mining
fen: an area of low, flat, wetland, quartz: a hard mineral, often in crystal form , molybdenum: a silver-grey metal that breaks easily and is used in some alloy …
The Sinking of Venice
consistent:always behaving in the same way, barrier:an object like a fence that prevents people from moving forward from one place to another, overwhelming:very …
Explorers of the New Land
great lakes : cartier was given credit for finding the st. lawrence river that connected the ocean to one of the ________., spain : the area claimed by all the …
South Asia Physical Features
deccan plateau : where most of india's dynasties were located, ganges : this river flows through india and bangladesh, cyclone : storm marked by high winds and …
Earth’s Crust
fault : a break in the rock of the earth’s crust along which there has been displacement (movement)., focus : an earthquake’s point of origin within the …
Volcano Key Terms
debris avalanche : an avalanche or slurry consisting of unsorted rock, water and other material., magma chamber : where molten rock is found deep below the …
Cultural Geography
determinist: environmental ... theories of the early 20th century, believed that people and societies are controlled by the environment in which they develop., …
Earth's Major Systems
atmosphere: a layer of gases surrounding earth, geosphere: all of the solid earth, hydrosphere: all of earth's water, biosphere: all of earth's living things, …
Fantastic Places
over exploited : when you take too much from an area., currency : another name for money which can be paper or coins, usually issued by a government., physical …
River and Land Geography
environment : a person's surroundings, including the weather and geography, sediment : material like dirt that is left behind, fertile : able to grow crops and …
Water on Earth's Surface
infiltration : the movement of surface water into rock or soil through cracks and pore spaces., water table : the upper level of the saturated zone of ground …
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 …
