Georgia Studies Chapter 2 Crossword
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1) The journey of water from ocean to rainfall, its use and reuse on land, and then its return to the sea.3) The 1,000-mile-long coastal water highway that stretches from New York to Miami, used for navigation by smaller boats. 5) A pattern of wind that blows from the west to the northeast... important for sailing ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean. 7) The physiographic province located in northwest Georgia, noted for long, often parallel ridges, separated by valleys. This province extends from central Alabama northward into Canada.11) Water which reaches the earth from the atmosphere in either solid or liquid form, such as hail, sleet, mist, rain or snow. 12) Water that lies underground.14) Mountain chain that stretches along the eastern coast of North America.15) The difference in elevation within a landform from base to top. 16) Short for ecological system, it refers to a distince, natural community of living and nonliving things and their environment. 17) The wearing away of soil and rock by natural forces such as water or wind.19) A region several miles wide that separates one geographic area from another- OR - An area in a community with a designated use.20) Chain of sea islands off Georgia's coast that form a barrier, helping block ocean waves and wind from the mainland. 22) Georgia's physiographic province that lies between the Fall line to the south and the three mountain provinces of north Georgia. This hilly region stretches from central Alabama to southern New York. 26) A land formation found on the Earth's surface. 28) Water-saturated layers od the earth below the surface.29) Aboveground water stored in rivers, streams, and lakes.32) A rapid current of air flowing between 30,000 and 40,000 feet above sea level. |
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2) The height of a land formation above sea level.4) The upper limit of water-saturated soil. 6) Physiographic province stretching from northern Georgia to souther Pennsylvania that includes the highest mountains in the Appalachian Highlands.8) An artificial lake built to store and control water for such purposes as public water supply, hydroelectric production, flood control, and recreation. 9) Constant air currents at sea caused by high and low pressure areas attempting to equalize... Important for sailing ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean. 10) The steady flow or movement of a large body of air or water along a particular path. 13) Average weather conditions over a time period of at least 25 years.18) A feeding pattern for living organisms whereby one organism serves as food for another, which in turn becomes food for another, and so on. 21) A region defined on the basis of similarities in physical geographhy, such as land formations, elevations, rocks and minerals, and soils. 23) Physiographic province of high plateaus separated by valleys, stretching from northern Alabama to central New York. About 300 square miles of northwest Georgia lie in this region.24) Large areas of solid rock found just below the earth's surface.25) The current of warm ocean water that flows from the Guld of Mexico northward along the east coast of North America, then northeastward across the Atlantic Ocean. 27) A deep aquifer in which water is trapped and held under great pressure by denser layers of earth above and below the aquifer. 29) Settled deposits of earth and rock caused by water erosion. 30) Shallow river areas where the bottom is made up of sand or layers of rocks. 31) Georgia's largest physiographic province, covering all of Georgia south of the Fall Line (about 60% of the state). The low-relief region stretches from Massachusetts to Mexico.33) Farming, cultivating of crops, raising of livestock. 34) Another name for saltwater or freshwater wetlands. 35) The steepness of a landform, measured in degrees of a circle. 36) The area around a river's mouth where fresh and salt water mix.37) Conditions in the atmosphere on any given day.38) The daily rise and fall of the ocean caused principally by the gravitational pull of the moon.39) Large flat underwater ledge from the ocean's shoreline to a major dropoff, about 70-80 miles from Georgia's coast. 40) Low-lying land covered by water all or part of the time, in which special types of plant and animal life are found. Also known as marshes and swamps.41) The line (actually a zone) that marks the farthest inland shoreline of a prehistoric ocean. |
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