Classic Crosswords Geography Medium — Set 17
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🌍 Geography Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 An area of wet spongy ground with trees and plants
- 4 A small narrow river
- 5 A large flat area of land with few trees
- 7 A low area of land between hills or mountains
- 8 A flat grassland with scattered trees in a warm region
Down
- 2 A large flat area of land that is higher than the land around it
- 3 A drawing showing features of an area like roads and rivers
- 4 A division of a country with its own government
- 6 A deep narrow valley with steep sides carved by a river
Answers
- 1 Across: An area of wet spongy ground with trees and plants (5)SWAMP
- 4 Across: A small narrow river (6)STREAM
- 5 Across: A large flat area of land with few trees (5)PLAIN
- 7 Across: A low area of land between hills or mountains (6)VALLEY
- 8 Across: A flat grassland with scattered trees in a warm region (7)SAVANNA
- 2 Down: A large flat area of land that is higher than the land around it (7)PLATEAU
- 3 Down: A drawing showing features of an area like roads and rivers (3)MAP
- 4 Down: A division of a country with its own government (5)STATE
- 6 Down: A deep narrow valley with steep sides carved by a river (6)CANYON
🌍 Geography Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 The usual weather in an area over a long time
- 6 A book of maps
- 8 A deep narrow valley with steep sides carved by a river
- 9 A small narrow stream
Down
- 1 An area of wet spongy ground with trees and plants
- 2 The direction where the sun sets
- 4 A key on a map that explains what the symbols mean
- 5 A huge slow-moving mass of ice
- 7 A small body of still water
Answers
- 3 Across: The usual weather in an area over a long time (7)CLIMATE
- 6 Across: A book of maps (5)ATLAS
- 8 Across: A deep narrow valley with steep sides carved by a river (6)CANYON
- 9 Across: A small narrow stream (5)CREEK
- 1 Down: An area of wet spongy ground with trees and plants (5)SWAMP
- 2 Down: The direction where the sun sets (4)WEST
- 4 Down: A key on a map that explains what the symbols mean (6)LEGEND
- 5 Down: A huge slow-moving mass of ice (7)GLACIER
- 7 Down: A small body of still water (4)POND
🌍 Geography Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 An area of wet spongy ground with trees and plants
- 5 A cold forest with mostly evergreen trees in the far north
- 6 Lines on a map running north to south that measure distance from the prime meridian
- 8 A piece of land almost surrounded by water on three sides
Down
- 2 An area of land that is covered with shallow water
- 3 The total number of people living in a place
- 4 The line separating one country or area from another
- 7 The relationship between distances on a map and real distances
Answers
- 1 Across: An area of wet spongy ground with trees and plants (5)SWAMP
- 5 Across: A cold forest with mostly evergreen trees in the far north (5)TAIGA
- 6 Across: Lines on a map running north to south that measure distance from the prime meridian (9)LONGITUDE
- 8 Across: A piece of land almost surrounded by water on three sides (9)PENINSULA
- 2 Down: An area of land that is covered with shallow water (7)WETLAND
- 3 Down: The total number of people living in a place (10)POPULATION
- 4 Down: The line separating one country or area from another (6)BORDER
- 7 Down: The relationship between distances on a map and real distances (5)SCALE
🌍 Geography Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 5 The wide part of a river where it meets the sea
- 6 A book of maps
Down
- 1 A cold treeless area where the ground is always frozen below the surface
- 2 A low area of land between hills or mountains
- 3 A small narrow stream
- 4 An area of land that is covered with shallow water
- 7 A large body of fresh water surrounded by land
- 8 The direction toward the bottom of a map
Answers
- 5 Across: The wide part of a river where it meets the sea (7)ESTUARY
- 6 Across: A book of maps (5)ATLAS
- 1 Down: A cold treeless area where the ground is always frozen below the surface (6)TUNDRA
- 2 Down: A low area of land between hills or mountains (6)VALLEY
- 3 Down: A small narrow stream (5)CREEK
- 4 Down: An area of land that is covered with shallow water (7)WETLAND
- 7 Down: A large body of fresh water surrounded by land (4)LAKE
- 8 Down: The direction toward the bottom of a map (5)SOUTH
🌍 Geography Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 4 A round model of the Earth
- 6 A large flat area of land with few trees
- 7 One of the seven large land masses on Earth
Down
- 1 A book of maps
- 2 A flat area where a river splits into smaller rivers before entering the sea
- 3 A low area of land where water collects
- 5 A nation with its own government and borders
- 6 A small body of still water
Answers
- 4 Across: A round model of the Earth (5)GLOBE
- 6 Across: A large flat area of land with few trees (5)PLAIN
- 7 Across: One of the seven large land masses on Earth (9)CONTINENT
- 1 Down: A book of maps (5)ATLAS
- 2 Down: A flat area where a river splits into smaller rivers before entering the sea (5)DELTA
- 3 Down: A low area of land where water collects (5)BASIN
- 5 Down: A nation with its own government and borders (7)COUNTRY
- 6 Down: A small body of still water (4)POND
Solver Notes
- 1. An area of wet spongy ground with trees and plants
- 4. A small narrow river
- 5. A large flat area of land with few trees
- 7. A low area of land between hills or mountains
- 8. A flat grassland with scattered trees in a warm region
- 2. A large flat area of land that is higher than the land around it
- 3. A drawing showing features of an area like roads and rivers
- 4. A division of a country with its own government
- 6. A deep narrow valley with steep sides carved by a river
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