Geography Crossword Puzzles
River Landforms
thalweg : the fastest area of flow within the river channel , hjulstrom: graph showing relationship between velocity, sediment size and fluvial processes , …
Tectonics of the Plates
pangaea:a single land mass from over 200 million years ago that had since formed today’s modern continents, crust: the outer most layer of earth’s surface …
South Asia Physical Features
deccan plateau : where most of india's dynasties were located, ganges : this river flows through india and bangladesh, cyclone : storm marked by high winds and …
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?, …
Rock Puzzle
lava: molten rock that has reached the earth's surface., cooling: 2nd process of making an igneous rock, metamorphic: a rock formed by extreme heat and …
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 …
Volcano Key Terms
debris avalanche : an avalanche or slurry consisting of unsorted rock, water and other material., magma chamber : where molten rock is found deep below the …
Cultural Geography
determinist: environmental ... theories of the early 20th century, believed that people and societies are controlled by the environment in which they develop., …
Earth's Major Systems
atmosphere: a layer of gases surrounding earth, geosphere: all of the solid earth, hydrosphere: all of earth's water, biosphere: all of earth's living things, …
Fantastic Places
over exploited : when you take too much from an area., currency : another name for money which can be paper or coins, usually issued by a government., physical …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
