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General Geography Crossword

Teacher: Mr. Louderback
Across
The way of life that distinguishes a group of people from other groups of people.
A strip of land that juts out into a large body of water.
The number of deaths each year per 1,000 people.
A place where a supply of fresh water makes it possible to support life in a dry region.
moisture that falls to the earth as rain, sleet, hail, or snow.
Triangular section of land built up by silt deposited at the mouth of a river.
One of the four points of the compass: north, south, east, and west.
The term used for the typical weather pattern in an region over a long period of time.
A flat landmass that is higher than the surrounding land, with at least one side being very steep, or a cliff.
The head political city in a country
The physical conditions of the natural surroundings.
In Ancient Greece, independent community consisting of a city and the surrounding lands.
The number of live births each year per 1,000 people.
wearing away of the earth's surface, by wind, flowing water, or glaciers (often caused by deforestation).
The condition of the atmosphere at any given point in time and place; for example: a "cold, windy, wet day".
resources or goods sent from one country to another.
Down
A huge wave caused by a disturbance beneath the ocean, such as an earthquake or volcanic eruption.
A chain of islands.
One of the series of imaginary lines that run north and south from one pole to the other; used to measure in degrees the distance east and west from the Prime Meridian.
a measure of how hot or cold something is, generally measured in degrees on a set scale, such as Fahrenheit or Celsius.
Any one of the seven large land masses on the earth's surface: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica.
gradual warming of the earth and its atmosphere that may be caused in part by pollution and an increase in the greenhouse effect.
Land area that is surrounded by water.
A system of government where the people choose their leaders and elected representatives, and determine government policy based on the will of the majority of the population.
the study of the earth and the ways people live and work on it.
A half of the earth; the equator divides the world into the Northern and the Southern hemispheres. The Prime Meridian divides the world into the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
Underground water-bearing layers of porous rock, sand, or gravel.
A material that humans take from the environment to survive and to satisfy their needs.
A form of government in which the people elect their political officials.
the existence of impure, unclean, or poisonous substances in the air, water, and land environment.
Land that lies between hills or mountains.
One of the series of imaginary lines that circle the earth parallel to the equator; used to measure in degrees distance north and south from the equator.
The study of the earth's physical surface and history.