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Down: 2) elevated land with sloping sides and rounded summit; generally smaller than a mountain3) direction opposite the flow of a river; toward the source of a river or stream4) direction in which a river or stream flows from its source to its mouth5) small river or stream that flows of a river; toward the source of a river6) position on land level with surface of nearby ocean or sea8) land with steep sides that rises sharply from surrounding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill9) broad, flat-topped landform with steep sides; smaller than a plateau10) stretch of high land that separates river systems12) characteristic of a place occurring naturally, such as a landform, body of water, climate pattern, or resource13) a series of connected mountains16) a sheltered place along the shoreline where ships can anchor safely17) flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth18) area of land drained by a given river and its branches; area of land surrounded by lands or higher elevations21) one of many lines on the global grid that circle the earth north or south of the Equator; used to measure degrees of latitude24) wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other; deep part of a river or other waterway26) body of water between a coastline and one or more islands off the coast29) part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay30) characteristic that humans have created in a place, such as language, religion, housing, or settlement pattern31) area of low land between hills or mountains33) deep and narrow valley with steep walls35) large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land36) land lying next to a sea or ocean39) height of land above sea level40) large natural stream of water that turns through the land43) place where a stream or river flows into a larger body of water46) one of the four major bodies of salt water that surrounds the continents47) changes in elevation over a given area of land Across: 1) narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas7) distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees11) land, usually level, at a low elevation13) pointed top of a mountain14) land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water15) mountain created as liquid rock or ash erupts from inside the earth19) area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation, about 300- 3,000 feet high20) point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean22) line of the global grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich, England; starting point for measure degrees of east and west longitude23) one of many lines on the global grid running from the North and South Pole; used to measure degrees of longitude25) drawing of the earth shown on a flat surface27) steep, high wall of rock, earth, or ice28) elevated land area such as a hill, mountain, or plateau32) area of level land, usually at a low elevation and often covered with grasses34) exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates36) place where a river or stream begins, often in highlands37) large, thick body of slowly moving ice38) distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees41) body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water42) part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf44) a sizable inland body of water45) imaginary line that runs around the earth halfway between the North and South Poles; used as starting point to measure degrees of north and south latitude48) one of the seven large landmasses on the earth49) narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water50) stream of either cold or warm water that moves in a definite direction through an ocean
 

 

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