Geography Terms

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Open area of grass or crops (5)
  2. 4. Structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones (plural) (5)
  3. 7. Long stream of water flowing to the sea (5)
  4. 8. Large area covered with trees (6)
  5. 10. A land mass that is surrounded by water (6)
  6. 12. A steep descent of the ___ of a river (9)
  7. 14. Huge body of salt water (5)

Down

  1. 1. A location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival (6)
  2. 3. Dry land with very little rain (6)
  3. 5. A body of water surrounded by land (4)
  4. 6. A land mass that projects well above its surroundings (8)
  5. 9. A long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river (6)
  6. 11. A natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth (6)
  7. 13. Sandy shore beside the sea (5)