Chapter 27 Vocab Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. industrial compound that accumulates in animal tissue and can cause harmful effect and birth defects; banned in the US in 1977
  2. 6. a dam begun in the late 20th century on China’s Chang Jiang to help control flooding, generate power, and allow ships to sail farther into China
  3. 9. mountains in southeastern and eastcentral China that divide the northern part of China from the southern part
  4. 10. a desert located in north China and southeast Mongolia. Lots of dinosaur fossils are found here
  5. 11. a desert located in west China between Tian Shan and Kunlun Mountains
Down
  1. 2. the longest river in Asia and also known as the Yangtze River. It flows 3,900 miles from Tibet to the East China Sea
  2. 3. mountains located in west China, source of the Huang He and Chang Jiang Rivers
  3. 4. a tropical storm, like a hurricane, that occurs in the western Pacific
  4. 5. a river, also known as the West River, that flows eastward through southeast China and joins the Pearl River (Zhu Jiang) to flow into South China Sea. It forms an estuary between Hong Kong and Macao
  5. 7. a river in northern China, also known as the Yellow River, that starts in the Kunlun Mountains and winds east for 3,000 miles to the Yellow Sea
  6. 8. method of solid waste disposal in which refuse is buried between layers of dirt in order to fill in or reclaim low-lying ground