Geography & Map Skills Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• barrier island : a narrow strip of land that protects the mainland shore from ocean waves
• absolute location : exact global address of a place
• urban : regards to an area in the city
• secondary source : document or object created by people who were not present at the time of the event
• plain : a large area of flat, or nearly flat, land
• relative chronology : order of events in corresponding to other events (before or after)
• butte : a flat-topped hill, smaller than a mesa
• aquifer : a layer of rock or gravel that absorbs rainfall and keeps it flowing underground
• escarpment : a steep slope or cliff
• mesa : a small, high plateau
• tributary : small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream; branch of a river
• climate : general weather pattern of a place over time
• era : span of years that is named for a particular trend of events
• relative location : the position of an area in regards to other places or features
• absolute chronology : order of events by a specific date
• bias : a preference that prevents fair judgment
• primary source : document or object written or created during the time of an event
• rural : regards to an area in the countryside
• fault line : a crack in earth's surface caused by moving plates
• plateau : an area of flat land at a higher elevation
• environment : the surroundings in which people, plants, or animals live
• century : time span lasting 100 years
• decade : time span lasting ten years
• basin : a sunken area in a plateau found between mountain ranges