Landforms Crossword Puzzles: Free Printable and Online

Landforms crossword puzzles on mountains, valleys, plateaus, deltas, and plains.

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Landforms

Medium · 15×15 · 15 words
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Across

  1. 3. Bowl-shaped hollow formed by a volcanic eruption or impact
  2. 5. Mound of sand piled up by wind
  3. 6. Ring-shaped coral reef or island surrounding a lagoon
  4. 9. Piece of land surrounded by water on three sides
  5. 10. Fan-shaped land formed where a river deposits sediment into the sea
  6. 12. Cold, treeless region where the ground stays frozen
  7. 13. Bowl-shaped area of land surrounded by higher ground
  8. 14. Flat-topped landform with steep, rocky sides

Down

  1. 1. Long, narrow inlet of sea between steep cliffs, common in Norway
  2. 2. Small, isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top
  3. 4. Area where a river's fresh water meets the ocean's salt water
  4. 7. Long, narrow raised strip of land or mountains
  5. 8. Narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses
  6. 9. Flat, raised area of land with steep sides, like a tableland
  7. 11. Low, wet land often filled with grasses and reeds

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Landforms

Easy · 11×11 · 12 words
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  1. 3. Sandy or rocky shore along an ocean or lake
  2. 4. Raised area of land, smaller and rounder than a mountain
  3. 7. Very tall landform with steep sides and a peak
  4. 10. Body of water completely surrounded by land
  5. 11. Long flowing body of fresh water that empties into a sea or lake
  6. 12. Land that lies along an ocean or sea

Down

  1. 1. Deep, narrow valley with steep sides carved by a river
  2. 2. Large, flat area of land with few trees
  3. 5. Huge, slow-moving mass of ice
  4. 6. Mountain that can erupt with hot melted rock
  5. 8. Dry landform that receives very little rainfall
  6. 9. Natural hollow space underground or inside a hill

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