Topographic Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• narrow : a space that has been reduced in width.
• erosion : a process by which water, ice, wind and gravity remove and transport sediments from one place to another.
• contour interval : the difference in elevation between two adjacent contour lines of a map.
• index contour : a thicker line marking every given number of contour lines of a map.
• weathering : a mechanical or chemical processes that break rocks into smaller pieces and sometimes change chemical compositions.
• sediments : solid fragments of weathered rock are eroded (moved) and then dropped into place by wind, water, ice and gravity.
• satellite views : photos or images of earth from space taken by satellites orbiting earth
• shallow : an area of the sea, a lake, or a river where the water is not very deep.
• deep : far down from the top or the surface.
• topographic maps : a description of land surface area with reference to variation using contour lines.
• elevation : the distance above sea level.
• channel : a length of water joining two larger areas of water.
• wide : a space with greater width than normal.
• coastline : the land along the edge of a coast.
• rim : the upper or outer edge of an object such as a crater.
• contour lines : a line on a map that connects points with the same elevation.
• inland : a place located in the interior of a continent rather than on the coast.