Channel Islands Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. The boats made by Chumash people.
  2. 4. People come from all over the world to see this bird, found only on Santa Cruz.
  3. 5. A famous chumash legend.
  4. 10. What is animal is eating foxes?
  5. 12. The Chumash translation of the word Anacapa.
  6. 15. The indigenous people that used to inhabit the island.
  7. 17. These make Santa Cruz Island a very popular kayaking spot.
  8. 20. This is the main dropoff on Santa Cruz and the place where we will be visiting.
  9. 21. What plains animal from the mid-west can now be seen on Catalina.
  10. 22. Santa Cruz has a problem with this once-domesticated animal.
  11. 24. DDT affected the _______ of seabirds, causing the chicks to die.
  12. 25. The largest Island in the Channel Islands chain.
  13. 28. Name one of the southern islands that actually has cities on it.
  14. 30. What pest animal has recently been removed from anacapa?
  15. 32. This term means “found there before white man colonized the areas”
  16. 33. The water between here and the islands is called the ___________ channel.
  17. 34. The main animal people go to see on San Miguel.
  18. 35. Besides sealions the most likely viewed marine mammal in the channel.
  19. 37. In the summer, it is possible to spot the ____whale, the largest animal that has ever lived.
  20. 38. On Santa Rosa, name the tree that is found there and in San Diego.
  21. 40. Name the smallest Channel Island.
  22. 41. What bird can be seen nesting on the paths of Eastern Anacapa in the early summer?
  23. 45. The company that can transport you to the islands.
  24. 46. How many Channel Islands are there?
  25. 47. What are the large man-made structures in the channel?
  26. 49. An indigenous trash heap (mounds of abalone, etc.)
  27. 50. This term means “ found in a certain place and no where else in the world.
Down
  1. 2. The kelp forests made of _____________ make the islands great for diving.
  2. 3. Because it is not commercially important, ____ urchins have overpopulated the island waters.
  3. 6. What raptor used to live at the islands but didn’t eat foxes?
  4. 7. The intact remains of this past island inhabitant have been found on the islands.
  5. 8. How many Channel Islands are in the National Park System?
  6. 9. A large part of Santa Cruz Island is owned by the __________________.
  7. 11. What sensitive bird nests on Western anacapa?
  8. 13. This island is known for its white sandy beaches and Pinnipeds
  9. 14. Name one of the southern islands that is owned by the military.
  10. 16. This familiar word is Chumash for quiet resting place.
  11. 18. Name the closest island to Oxnard.
  12. 19. The northern islands have been given extra protection by being designated a National Marine _____________.
  13. 20. The island that has had elk on it in the past.
  14. 23. About 27,000 of these marine mammals pass through the channel twice per year on their migration.
  15. 25. The second largest island in the chain.
  16. 26. Strange petrified forest found on San Miguel.
  17. 27. The California Marine fish (can be found at the islands)
  18. 29. The five northen islands make up the Channel Islands __________________.
  19. 31. This marine mammal used to be found at the islands but is not there today.
  20. 36. The book Island of the ________________ is thought to be set in the Channel Islands.
  21. 39. The largest land mammal found on the islands.
  22. 42. What man-made structure is visible on Anacapa?
  23. 43. Name one of the southern islands that is owned by the military.
  24. 44. The ____ urchin is harvested from the island waters.
  25. 48. What pesticide is responsible for the decimation of the seabird populations.