Classic Crosswords Geography Hard — Set 27
🌍 Geography Crossword #1
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Across
- 1. A large town where many people live and work
- 3. The total number of people living in a place
- 5. A large hole in the side of a hill or under the ground
- 6. A raised area of land smaller than a mountain
- 7. A small narrow stream
- 8. A large area of ocean partly enclosed by land
Down
- 1. The city where a country or state government is located
- 2. A wide area of water along a coast that curves inward
- 4. A large flat area of land that is higher than the land around it
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- 1 Across: A large town where many people live and work (4)CITY
- 3 Across: The total number of people living in a place (10)POPULATION
- 5 Across: A large hole in the side of a hill or under the ground (4)CAVE
- 6 Across: A raised area of land smaller than a mountain (4)HILL
- 7 Across: A small narrow stream (5)CREEK
- 8 Across: A large area of ocean partly enclosed by land (4)GULF
- 1 Down: The city where a country or state government is located (7)CAPITAL
- 2 Down: A wide area of water along a coast that curves inward (3)BAY
- 4 Down: A large flat area of land that is higher than the land around it (7)PLATEAU
🌍 Geography Crossword #2
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Across
- 1. A low area of land between hills or mountains
- 5. A drawing showing features of an area like roads and rivers
- 7. The study of the shape and features of the land surface
Down
- 2. The wide part of a river where it meets the sea
- 3. The height of a place above sea level
- 4. A place where water flows over the edge of a cliff
- 6. A nation with its own government and borders
- 8. A raised area of land smaller than a mountain
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- 1 Across: A low area of land between hills or mountains (6)VALLEY
- 5 Across: A drawing showing features of an area like roads and rivers (3)MAP
- 7 Across: The study of the shape and features of the land surface (10)TOPOGRAPHY
- 2 Down: The wide part of a river where it meets the sea (7)ESTUARY
- 3 Down: The height of a place above sea level (9)ELEVATION
- 4 Down: A place where water flows over the edge of a cliff (9)WATERFALL
- 6 Down: A nation with its own government and borders (7)COUNTRY
- 8 Down: A raised area of land smaller than a mountain (4)HILL
🌍 Geography Crossword #3
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Across
- 2. Lines on a map running east to west that measure distance from the equator
- 3. The relationship between distances on a map and real distances
- 6. A cold forest with mostly evergreen trees in the far north
- 7. A wide area of water along a coast that curves inward
- 8. A deep narrow valley with steep sides carved by a river
Down
- 1. A place where water flows over the edge of a cliff
- 4. One of the seven large land masses on Earth
- 5. A large flat area of land that is higher than the land around it
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- 2 Across: Lines on a map running east to west that measure distance from the equator (8)LATITUDE
- 3 Across: The relationship between distances on a map and real distances (5)SCALE
- 6 Across: A cold forest with mostly evergreen trees in the far north (5)TAIGA
- 7 Across: A wide area of water along a coast that curves inward (3)BAY
- 8 Across: A deep narrow valley with steep sides carved by a river (6)CANYON
- 1 Down: A place where water flows over the edge of a cliff (9)WATERFALL
- 4 Down: One of the seven large land masses on Earth (9)CONTINENT
- 5 Down: A large flat area of land that is higher than the land around it (7)PLATEAU
🌍 Geography Crossword #4
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Across
- 2. The direction toward the bottom of a map
- 5. A high steep face of rock
- 6. A low area of land where water collects
- 7. A large area of land with shared features
- 8. The direction where the sun rises
Down
- 1. One half of the Earth
- 3. A cold forest with mostly evergreen trees in the far north
- 4. The physical features of an area of land
- 5. A smaller division within a state
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- 2 Across: The direction toward the bottom of a map (5)SOUTH
- 5 Across: A high steep face of rock (5)CLIFF
- 6 Across: A low area of land where water collects (5)BASIN
- 7 Across: A large area of land with shared features (6)REGION
- 8 Across: The direction where the sun rises (4)EAST
- 1 Down: One half of the Earth (10)HEMISPHERE
- 3 Down: A cold forest with mostly evergreen trees in the far north (5)TAIGA
- 4 Down: The physical features of an area of land (7)TERRAIN
- 5 Down: A smaller division within a state (6)COUNTY
🌍 Geography Crossword #5
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Across
- 2. The direction toward the top of a map
- 4. The wide part of a river where it meets the sea
- 7. The physical features of an area of land
- 9. The line separating one country or area from another
- 10. A key on a map that explains what the symbols mean
Down
- 1. A narrow point of land that extends into water
- 3. A thick warm forest that gets a lot of rain
- 5. The direction toward the bottom of a map
- 6. A place where water flows over the edge of a cliff
- 8. A smaller division within a state
Show answers
- 2 Across: The direction toward the top of a map (5)NORTH
- 4 Across: The wide part of a river where it meets the sea (7)ESTUARY
- 7 Across: The physical features of an area of land (7)TERRAIN
- 9 Across: The line separating one country or area from another (6)BORDER
- 10 Across: A key on a map that explains what the symbols mean (6)LEGEND
- 1 Down: A narrow point of land that extends into water (4)CAPE
- 3 Down: A thick warm forest that gets a lot of rain (10)RAINFOREST
- 5 Down: The direction toward the bottom of a map (5)SOUTH
- 6 Down: A place where water flows over the edge of a cliff (9)WATERFALL
- 8 Down: A smaller division within a state (6)COUNTY
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