Unit 4 crossword puzzel

large, distinguishable part of a continent
Worlds tallest mountain
A very important river in Asia
a triangular tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river, typically where it diverges into several outlets.
important throughout history, and for irrigation.
Any wind that changes directions with the seasons.
Contain the world's highest mountains, including Mount Everest
A vast elevated plateau in Central Asia and East Asia,
One of the largest deserts in the world and is in central Asia.
The area surrounding the lower Yellow River and its Tributaries
It is named for the vast quantities of yellow silt it carries to its delta. The river is sometimes called "China's Sorrow" because of the devastating floods that once occurred regularly in its lower course.
A loosely compacted yellowish-gray deposit of windblown sediment of which extensive deposits occur.
The longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai.
A spun silk clothing fabric in plain weave originally made in Japan.
A former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea.
A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.
A place where fish are reared for commercial purposes.
A peninsula in SE Asia, between the Bay of Bengal and the South China Sea.
A peninsula in Southeast Asia.
A group of islands
A large Island in the South West Pacific region.
The third-largest island in the world and the largest island in Asia.
It is the world's 12th-longest river and the 7th-longest in Asia. Its estimated length is 4,350 km (2,703 mi).
The biggest coral reef.
A ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of coral.
A person, animal, or plant that has been in a country or region from earliest times.
A member of the aboriginal people of New Zealand.
The remote and usually uninhabited inland regions of Australia.
A sub region of Oceania, comprising thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean.
A region that includes the four countries of Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea.
Group of islands in the central and southern Pacific Ocean.
A ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral.
An area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state.
A floating sheet of ice permanently attached to a landmass.
A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier or ice sheet and carried out to sea.
The northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica, located at the base of the Southern Hemisphere.
Areas with annual precipitation less than 250 mm and a mean temperature during the warmest month of less than 10° C.
A layer in the earth's stratosphere at an altitude of about 6.2 miles (10 km) containing a high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation reaching the earth from the sun.