Unit 4 Crossword Puzzle

a large, distinguishable part of a continent, such as North America or southern Africa.
the highest mountain in the world. 29,028 feet
a river that is 1550 miles long and is sacred to Hindus.
forms from deposition of sediment carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving or standing water
a river that is 1900 miles long
any wind that changes directions with the seasons
a mountain range extending about 1500 miles run along the border between India and Tibet
the highest country in the world, average elevation about 16,000 feet
a desert; About 500,000 sq. mi.
area surrounding the lower Yellow River
a river that is 2800 miles long
a loamy deposit formed by wind
a river that is 3200 miles long
a dormant volcano in central Japan, on Honshu island: highest mountain in Japan. 12,395 feet
he Korean Peninsula is a peninsula in East Asia. It extends southwards for about 1,100 km
an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.
the industry of catching, processing, or selling fish or shellfish.
a peninsula in southeast Asia, between the Bay of Bengal and the South China Sea
The land mass runs approximately north-south and, at its terminus, is the southernmost point of the Asian mainland.
a group of islands
the independent country of Papua New Guinea
the British-protected sultanate of Brunei. 290,000 sq. mi.
a river that is 2600 miles long
a reef of coral running roughly parallel to the shore and separated from it by a wide, deep lagoon.
a reef composed mainly of coral and other organic matter of which parts have solidified into limestone.
one of the original or earliest known inhabitants of a country or region.
a Polynesian language
the back country or remote settlements
comprising the small Pacific islands
comprising the island groups
comprising those island groups in the Pacific
a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands
any tract of land; region or district
an ice sheet projecting into coastal waters so that the end floats
a large floating mass of ice, detached from a glacier and carried out to sea.
a peninsula in Antarctica
areas with annual precipitation less than 250 mm and a mean temperature during the warmest month of less than 10° C
the layer of the upper atmosphere where most atmospheric ozone is concentrated, from about 8 to 30 miles