World Geography Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• plateau : a flat highland
• river : a large stream of water that runs through the land to another body of water
• equator : an imaginary line around the middle of the earth
• peninsula : land surrounded by water on three sides
• continent : one of 7 very large areas of land on earth
• longitude : map lines that go from the north pole to the south pole. they locate places east and west.
• latitude : map lines used to locate places north and south of the equator
• physical map : a map that shows the natural regions of a land such as rivers, lakes, or mountains
• mountain : high, rocky land with steep sides
• political map : a map that shows the boundaries of countries, states, counties, or cities.
• desert : sandy or rocky land in a dry area
• ocean : a very large body of water
• lake : a body of water surrounded by land
• coast : land at the edge of an ocean