Georgia Studies Chapter 2 Crossword
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
 
 
Down: 1) Large flat underwater ledge from the ocean's shoreline to a major dropoff, about 70-80 miles from Georgia's coast. 2) The line (actually a zone) that marks the farthest inland shoreline of a prehistoric ocean. 3) Physiographic province stretching from northern Georgia to souther Pennsylvania that includes the highest mountains in the Appalachian Highlands.4) A rapid current of air flowing between 30,000 and 40,000 feet above sea level. 5) Settled deposits of earth and rock caused by water erosion. 6)  Constant air currents at sea caused by high and low pressure areas attempting to equalize... Important for sailing ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean. 8) Mountain chain that stretches along the eastern coast of North America.10) Georgia's largest physiographic province, covering all of Georgia south of the Fall Line (about 60% of the state). The low-relief region stretches from Massachusetts to Mexico.13) Water that lies underground.14) The steepness of a landform, measured in degrees of a circle. 17) Shallow river areas where the bottom is made up of sand or layers of rocks. 19) The steady flow or movement of a large body of air or water along a particular path. 22) Conditions in the atmosphere on any given day.24) Low-lying land covered by water all or part of the time, in which special types of plant and animal life are found. Also known as marshes and swamps.25) The current of warm ocean water that flows from the Guld of Mexico northward along the east coast of North America, then northeastward across the Atlantic Ocean. 26)  The journey of water from ocean to rainfall, its use and reuse on land, and then its return to the sea.28) Large areas of solid rock found just below the earth's surface.29) Georgia's physiographic province that lies between the Fall line to the south and the three mountain provinces of north Georgia. This hilly region stretches from central Alabama to southern New York. 31) Average weather conditions over a time period of at least 25 years.33) A region several miles wide that separates one geographic area from another- OR - An area in a community with a designated use. Across: 7) The area around a river's mouth where fresh and salt water mix.9) Aboveground water stored in rivers, streams, and lakes.11) The daily rise and fall of the ocean caused principally by the gravitational pull of the moon.12) The wearing away of soil and rock by natural forces such as water or wind.15) Another name for saltwater or freshwater wetlands. 16) The difference in elevation within a landform from base to top. 18) Farming, cultivating of crops, raising of livestock. 20) Water-saturated layers od the earth below the surface.21) The 1,000-mile-long coastal water highway that stretches from New York to Miami, used for navigation by smaller boats. 23) A feeding pattern for living organisms whereby one organism serves as food for another, which in turn becomes food for another, and so on. 27) A deep aquifer in which water is trapped and held under great pressure by denser layers of earth above and below the aquifer. 30) Physiographic province of high plateaus separated by valleys, stretching from northern Alabama to central New York. About 300 square miles of northwest Georgia lie in this region.32) The upper limit of water-saturated soil. 34) Chain of sea islands off Georgia's coast that form a barrier, helping block ocean waves and wind from the mainland. 35) Water which reaches the earth from the atmosphere in either solid or liquid form, such as hail, sleet, mist, rain or snow. 36) A land formation found on the Earth's surface. 37) Short for ecological system, it refers to a distince, natural community of living and nonliving things and their environment. 38) An artificial lake built to store and control water for such purposes as public water supply, hydroelectric production, flood control, and recreation. 39) The height of a land formation above sea level.40) A pattern of wind that blows from the west to the northeast... important for sailing ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
 

 

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