Geography Task Lethabo Mothoa

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Across
  1. 5. drought - lower than adequate rain causes ground water supplies to decrease. Some rivers stop flowing.
  2. 9. - Index used to measure vegetation health.
  3. 10. drought - people are affected by below-normal rainfall
  4. 13. - Process of water turning into vapor.
  5. 14. drought - rainfall totals are below average, either for a few weeks, or a season or longer.
  6. 15. - Protection and preservation of natural resources.
  7. 17. - Removal of trees, affecting the water cycle.
  8. 19. - Practices that do not deplete resources.
Down
  1. 1. - Study of water in the environment.
  2. 2. - The process by which fertile land becomes desert.
  3. 3. - A large natural or artificial lake used to store water.
  4. 4. drought - lower than adequate rain results in fewer crops.
  5. 6. - Extremely dry climate or region.
  6. 7. - Any form of water that falls from the sky.
  7. 8. - Prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall.
  8. 11. drought - natural vegetation suffers from too little rain.
  9. 12. - Extreme scarcity of food due to drought.
  10. 16. - Artificial application of water to crops.
  11. 18. Niño - Climate phenomenon causing droughts by warming ocean surfaces.