Geography Crossword Puzzles
U.S. States
southcarolina: columbia, washington: olympia, westvirginia: charleston, oregon: salem, southdakota: pierre, wyoming: cheyenne, northcarolina: raleigh, …
Coastal Landforms
atoll : ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands encircling a shallow lagoon, archipelago : group or chain of islands, bay : …
Regions of the United States
six: the united states is divided into ____ regions, midwestern: the _____ region is hilly, has rich and fertile soil, and made up of 12 states including north …
Urban Geography
wch : transportation is important/inner city, rtum : leaving a large area into a better one, factory/industry : cafes, car park areas, centralization : …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 by …
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 …
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
caldera: large opening formed when the top of a volcano collapse, magnitude: measure of the energy released by an earthquake, necks: volcanic ____ a column 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, …
Hurricanes
equator: an imaginary circle around the earth, halfway between the north and south poles., hurricane: a powerful rotating storm that forms over warm oceans near …
