Geography Crossword Puzzles
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 apart …
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 …
Water and Oceans
adhesion: the force of attraction between different molecules , cohesion: the molecular attraction between particles of the same kind , condensation: the change …
Polar Regions
snow : frozen water falling from the sky., ice : frozen water., penguin : black and white bird. can't fly., scarf : wear around your neck in the cold., polar …
Earth's Sphere
life : the name of the biosphere comes from the greek word bio which means ____., sink : the location to which the material is transferred and stored in a …
Geography Fun!
mountain : i am a piece of land that is way higher than the land around me. i have a pointed top., hill : i am a piece of land that is a little higher than the …
Rocks and Minerals Unit
igneous: formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava., lithosphere: the solid, outer part of the earth, metamorphic: started out as some …
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 …
Population Geography
migration: movement of people from 1 place to another, natural resources: materials or substances occurring in nature which can be exploited for economic gain, …
The Polar Climate
poles : where do we find polar climates?, none : which foods grow well in a polar climate?, wind : which weather happens almost continually in a polar climate?, …
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 …
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 …
