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Across
  1. 2. The process of turning rural areas into cities
  2. 4. A reason that attracts people to a new area
  3. 8. A social system that divides people by birth or job
  4. 11. A person who moves to a new place to live permanently
  5. 12. A flat area of land that is higher than surrounding land
  6. 16. A symbol on a map showing directions
  7. 20. The regions and countries bordering the Pacific Ocean
  8. 23. The line of latitude dividing North and South Korea
  9. 24. A deep valley with steep sides, often with a river
  10. 25. A person who flees to another country for safety
Down
  1. 1. The movement of people from one place to another
  2. 3. An extreme shortage of food causing starvation
  3. 5. A political and economic system where the government owns all property, factories, and farms, and controls resources.
  4. 6. A long period without rain causing water shortages
  5. 7. A Chinese policy that limited families to one child to reduce population growth
  6. 9. The world’s largest hydroelectric dam on the Yangtze River
  7. 10. A major religion in India that believes in reincarnation
  8. 13. A yellowish, nutrient-rich soil formed by wind-blown dust
  9. 14. A system of government where people have power
  10. 15. A portable, round home used by Central Asian nomads
  11. 17. A reason that makes people want to leave an area
  12. 18. The spread of people from their original homeland
  13. 19. Illegal hunting of protected animal
  14. 21. Seasonal winds that bring wet and dry seasons
  15. 22. Japan’s traditional religion based on worship of nature and spirit.