Geography Crossword Puzzles
The Nile River
narmer : was thought to unite upper and lower egypt, lower egypt : located in northern egypt, theocracy : a government of religious leaders, dynasty : line of …
Earth Formation
earthquake : a natural disaster formed when tectonic plates slip against each other., inner : ______ is made of metal alloy; the hard, dense layer, transform : …
Social Studies Geography
immunity : natural resistance to illness. , paleolithic : humans developed tools from stone, mississippian : native tribes are using the mississippi river to …
Continents
europe : the continent with many historic sites, including the eiffel tower, colosseum, and big ben., north america : the continent that includes countries like …
Rivers Vocabulary
floodplain : area of flat, low-lying land next to a river, confluence : the junction of 2 major rivers, tributary : a stream flowing into a larger river, oxbow …
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, …
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 …
Biodiversity and Conservation
biodiversity: important to the health of the atmosphere, genetic: the gene kind of biodiversity, aesthetic: one of the biodiversity's values, ecosystem: a …
Rivers of the World
nile: the longest river in the world. , severn: the longest river in the uk., venezuela: angel falls is the highest waterfall in the world. where is it …
Desertification
migration : the movement of people, animals, or plants from one place to another in response to desertification., desertification : the process by which fertile …
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 …
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 …
Ocean Circulation
current : steady, predictable flow of fluid within a larger body of that fluid., corioliseffect : the result of earth's rotation on weather patterns and …
