Geography Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. Top layer of the rainforest, where the tops of tall trees form a continuous layer of leaves
  2. 4. A process by which glaciers form and spread
  3. 7. What was the systematic killing of over 6 million Jews called
  4. 9. Grazing so heavily that the vegetation is damaged and the ground erodes
  5. 13. Native to a place
  6. 15. What were the series of Holy Wars called
  7. 17. A ban on trade
  8. 21. This is extremely scarce on the Arabian Peninsula
  9. 25. Belief in one God
  10. 26. Second longest river in Africa and fifth longest river in the world
  11. 28. During the Soviet era the government actually promoted what set of beliefs
  12. 30. The system of what led to WWI
  13. 31. This country built the Great Man-Made River
  14. 32. A large waterfall
  15. 35. The way physical, human, and economic geography impact government policy
  16. 36. A Ukranian town where a nuclear accident occurred in 1986
  17. 38. What was a good thing about the Crusades
  18. 39. What river means "great river"
  19. 40. A portion of land nearly surrounded by water
Down
  1. 1. Who is China's most famous philosopher
  2. 3. Biggest reason for the numbers of elephants decreasing
  3. 5. The raising of livestock
  4. 6. What is the world's highest mountain range
  5. 8. What do you call repayment for war damages
  6. 10. Second biggest population
  7. 11. China is the number one consumer of this
  8. 12. A permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground
  9. 14. What is the period of cultural rebirth beginning in Italy in the 1300s
  10. 16. In Japan most employees are expected to stay with their company until when
  11. 18. An ancient writing system used in Egypt in which pictures and symbols represent words or sounds
  12. 19. This is formed by underwater earthquakes
  13. 20. These eat bamboo and are super cute
  14. 22. A landform composed of hard, ancient rocks
  15. 23. The set of systems that affect how well a place or organization operates, such as telephone or transportation system, within a country
  16. 24. What does India have lots of, and they are pure awesome
  17. 27. Most governments in the Arabian Peninsula are
  18. 28. A large mass of snow and ice that slides down a mountainside
  19. 29. A professional warrior in Japan
  20. 33. Large violent storm that forms over the Pacific Ocean
  21. 34. A type of spring that produces sporadic, forceful torrents of heated water and steam
  22. 37. In the Hindu religion what happens after death