Geography Crossword Puzzles
Earth In Space (Seasons)
solstice : summer ______ - the longest day of the year, spring : the season between winter and summer, year : length of time it takes for earth to revolve …
The Desert Biome
sand dunes : mounds of sand formed by the wind., canyons : deep narrow valleys., meerkats : a small southern mongoose. , toad : a tail-less amphibian. , …
Terrestrial Biomes
tropical rainforest: huge variety of plants and animals, desert: very little rainfall , tundra: polar bears live here , coniferous: type of tree that stays …
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, …
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 …
Geologic Time Scale
pangea: super continent , periods: the subdivision of an era , devonian: known as the "age of fishes" , ordovician: the earliest appearance of …
The Erie Canal
bridge!: what drivers would yell in order to warn passengers standing on top of the boat to duck., newimmigrants: how did the construction of the erie canal …
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 …
Wetlands: Conservation and Management
wetland : area which has hydric and anerobic soil and supports a plant community which is adapted to living in these soils, hydric : permanently or seasonally …
Bodies of Water
arroyo: a dry creek bed that can temporarily flood after rain , arm of the sea: a narrow extension or reach of an ocean , basin: an area where rain and water is …
Sedimentary Rocks
layers : sedimentary rocks are made up of _____________, sediments : are produced by weathering and erosion, chemically : ________________ formed sedimentary …
Models of the World
elevation: height, scale: allows you to tell how far one place is from another on a map, absolute location: the exact location of a place, cartographer: …
Erosion and Weathering
canyon: a deep, narrow valley with steep sides most often created through erosive forces such as rivers., wedging: the gradual splitting of rocks through water …
Mountain Features
summit : the very top of a mountain , snowline : the line above which snow and ice are present all year , treeline : the highest point where forests still grow, …
UK Geography
severn : the longest river, county : not a region or a province, irish sea : between ireland and great britain, cardiff : capital city of wales, nine : millions …
