Geography Crossword Puzzles
Geological Processes
constructive: ______________ processes - natural phenomena such as volcanoes, rivers, and weather patterns that build up landmasses on earth's surface, …
River Features
erosion: where the earth is swept or worn away by a river., delta: landforms created by deposition at the mouth of a river., mouth: where a river joins, or …
Erosion & Deposition
deposition : agents of erosion deposit or lay down sediment, glacier : any large mass of ice that moves over land, stream : a channel in which water is always …
Age of Exploration
colony: a settlement of people living in a new territory controlled by their home country., moluccas: the spice islands of southeast asia, columbus: italian …
Soil Moisture and Water Quality
leaching : the draining away of chemicals, minerals, or other solubles from soil through pecolation, runoff : water water that flows over a land surface, …
Tropical, Sub-tropical and Temperate Zones
trans amazonian: with the introduction of the ____ highway, accessibility to the rainforest became easy., mangrove: the delta in the ganga-brahmaputra basin …
Plates / Earthquakes / Volcanoes
continental drift : the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across earth's surface, pangaea : the name of the single landmass that began to break …
Continents
europe : the continent with many historic sites, including the eiffel tower, colosseum, and big ben., north america : the continent that includes countries like …
Erosion / Mass Wasting / Weathering
rock slide: sudden movement giant rocks, landslide: sudden movement of rock, mudslide: sudden movement of rock and water, mass wasting: mass movement of rock, …
Layers of the Earth
upper mantle: part of mantle that is made up mostly of olivine and pyroxene., mantle: it is located between the core and the crust, oceanic crust: it is also …
River Terms
irrigation : system of digging canals to bring river water to crops. , flood plain : water floods and deposits nutrient rich silt and minerals every year making …
