Geography Word Search — Medium
Play a free online Geography word search puzzle. Difficulty: Medium. Find all 12 hidden words on the 11×11 grid below.
Words to find
- CHINOOK
- ARTESIAN
- SUBURBS
- ATOLL
- JUTE
- SERF
- CANCER
- ISTHMUS
Plus 4 hidden bonus words.
Geography word list, defined
- CHINOOK /tʃɪˈnʊk/ · noun
- A warm, dry wind that descends the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, capable of raising winter temperatures dramatically within hours. Also: a large Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), also called king salmon. Related: foehn, föhn, snoweater.
- ARTESIAN /ɑːrˈtiːziən/ · adjective
- Relating to or denoting water that rises to the surface under natural pressure from a confined underground aquifer, without needing to be pumped.
- SUBURBS /ˈsʌbərz/ · noun
- An area of land on the outskirts of a town or city, typically with houses and gardens. A residential area outside a city or town. Related: outskirts, suburbia, exurbs, suburban.
- ATOLL /ˈætɒl/ (British); /ˈætɔːl/ (American) · noun
- A ring-shaped coral reef or string of closely spaced coral islands that encircles a lagoon, formed on the rim of a submerged volcanic island. Related: coral island, reef, islet, cay.
- JUTE /ˈdʒuːt/ · noun
- A plant fiber used in making rope, sacks, and other textiles. Related: hemp, flax, sisal.
- SERF /sɜːrf/ · noun
- A person who is bound to work for a lord or a large estate in exchange for protection and the right to live on the land. A person of low social class, especially one who is bound to work for a lord or a large estate. Related: vassal, peasant, labourer, servant.
- CANCER /ˈkænsər/ · noun
- A disease in which abnormal cells divide uncontrollably and can invade surrounding tissues or spread to other parts of the body; also, by extension, something harmful that spreads destructively within a society or organization. Related: malignancy, tumor, carcinoma, neoplasm.
- ISTHMUS /ɪsθməs/ · noun
- A narrow strip of land, especially one connecting two larger areas of land, or a part of the body that connects two bones. Related: neck, isthmi, peninsula, neckland.
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