UNIT 4 CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Match this definition: a large landmass that is not as big as a continent...
What is the highest point on earth?
The river that was sacred by the Hindus is the _______, located in northern India.
A river______ is a landform that forms from deposition of sediment carried by a river.
What is a major river in Pakistan that starts with an "I"?
A _______ brings dry or moist air to and area.
The world's tallest mountain range is the _______.
The "Roof of the World", or the _______ is located in China.
What is the world's coldest desert that happens to be in Mongolia?
The _______ is the main population center of China.
What river is nicknamed the "Yellow River" and carries a yellowish fertile soil called loess?
A yellowish fertile soil carried be the Huang He River...
China's longest river, also nicknamed the "Yangtze River"
What is Japan's tallest mountain that is also a volcano?
Which Peninsula begins with a "K" and is located just west of Japan?
A _______ is a series of destructive waves, which are caused by underwater earthquakes.
A _______ is a place where fish are caught.
The _______ is a peninsula in southern Asia that starts with an "I" and has the word "China" in it.
A peninsula in southern Asia that starts with an "M" and has "mal" in it.
An _______ is a large group of islands.
_______ is the 2nd largest island in the world
What is the 3rd largest island in the world?
What is the most important river in southeastern Asia?
The _______ is the world's largest coral reef.
A _______ is a large underwater structure made of dead and living corals.
The first settlers of Australia were the _______.
The descendants of the first settlers of New Zealand were the _______.
Australia's interior is the _______.
A group of Pacific Islands that mean "little islands" that are made up of over 2,000 islands and are locates just east of the Philippines...
A group of Pacific Islands located south of Micronesia and stretch from New Guinea to Fiji.
The largest Pacific Islands region that means "many islands" and includes the islands of Tonga, Samoa, and Hawaii.
An _______ is a small, ring-shaped coral island that surrounds a lagoon.
A _______ is an area that is under the authority of another government.
A ledge of ice that extends over the water is called an _______.
A mass of floating ice is called an _______.
A peninsula in western Antarctica that extends north of the Antarctic Circle...
A _______ is a high-latitude region that receives very little precipitation.
What layer in our atmosphere protects us from the sun's dangerous Ultraviolet Rays?