Geography stuff
Across
- 2. Animal life.
- 3. A climate zone that receives less than an average 250 mm rainfall a year. Evaporation is very high in hot deserts.
- 6. Insufficient supply or shortage.
- 7. The interior region of a country
- 9. A half of the Earth; usually divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, but can also be western and eastern.
- 13. Is the process where water changes from a gaseous state to a liquid state.
- 14. Fresh water rivers, lakes, dams and aquifers.
- 16. Small amounts of water are allowed to drip from pipes and are positioned, along, above or beneath rows of crops.
- 17. How far north or south of the Equator a location is. Changes in latitudes also can influence climates.
- 18. The process where water changes from a liquid state to a gaseous state.
- 19. The day to day climate conditions
Down
- 1. The degree of sediment stirred up or suspended in water.
- 2. Plant life.
- 4. Water is sprayed under pressure over the crops.
- 5. The average types of weather, including seasonal variations, experienced by a place over a long period of time.
- 8. A climate zone with very low rainfall between 250 mm to 500 mm per year that is characterised by large grassy plains, small bushes and shrubs and large temperature differentials between day and night.
- 10. The degree of sediment stirred up or suspended in water.
- 11. Refers to any process that removes excess salt and minerals from salty water in order to obtain potable (drinkable) fresh water.
- 12. Is the area where land meets the sea or ocean.
- 15. Receiving less than 250 mm or precipitation per year.
- 18. The wearing away of the land and rock by wind, water or ice.