Geography Crossword Puzzles
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 …
Types of Rock and Mineral
shale : a rock that smells like mud when it gets wet, aluminum : metal that is lightweight rustproof slivery-colored and non-magnetic, silver : the best …
Chihuahuan Desert
coyote: a wild dog resembling a wolf., roadrunner: a small bird that is a speedy runner. , rattlesnake: a venomous snake named for the rattler that tips its …
River and Land Geography
environment : a person's surroundings, including the weather and geography, sediment : material like dirt that is left behind, fertile : able to grow crops and …
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 …
Water on Earth's Surface
infiltration : the movement of surface water into rock or soil through cracks and pore spaces., water table : the upper level of the saturated zone of ground …
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, …
Erupting Volcano
chamber : a natural or man-made enclosed space or cavity, eruption : when lava and gases spill out from a volcano, crater : the top part of a volcano, flow : to …
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 - Indigenous People
greater antilles : group of islands where the arawaks mainly settled., arawaks : indigenous people who were peaceful., settler : a person who moves from living …
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 …
Ocean Currents and Human Impact
gulf stream : ocean current that keeps florida warm, weather : short term temperature and precipitation, climate : long term temperature and precipitation …
Sedimentary Rocks
layers : sedimentary rocks are made up of _____________, sediments : are produced by weathering and erosion, chemically : ________________ formed sedimentary …
Distribution of Earth's Resources
ores : deposits of minerals that are large enough to be mined for a profit., natural resource : something on earth that living things use to meet their needs., …
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 …
Desertification
migration : the movement of people, animals, or plants from one place to another in response to desertification., desertification : the process by which fertile …
