Issue 3: Living with Drought

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Across
  1. 2. the act of protecting or preserving something in order to keep it from running out or being used up
  2. 3. having to do with farming or growing food
  3. 5. a substance that covers a surface or that lies between two other things
  4. 7. able to work well, without wasting time, money, or energy
  5. 8. a layer of rock that can hold water
  6. 12. to replace, refill, or restore naturally
  7. 13. characterized by waste; not efficient
  8. 15. a long period of dry weather, when there is not enough water for plants and animals to live
  9. 17. a useful thing
  10. 18. a process in which salt is removed from salt water
  11. 19. the belief or feeling that something bad will definitely happen
  12. 20. to protect or preserve something so that it will not run out or be used up
  13. 21. a choice you can make in a particular situation
  14. 23. the rain or snow that falls on the ground; the amount that falls
  15. 25. the sum of units in a set divided by the number of units
  16. 28. an artificial method of watering crops, such as through channels or pipes
Down
  1. 1. the practice of farming or growing
  2. 4. able to replace itself; unable to be used up
  3. 6. extremely serious; very bad
  4. 9. a plant that has thick leaves or stems able to store water
  5. 10. extremely dry because of hot weather and lack of water
  6. 11. safe for drinking
  7. 14. the typical weather conditions in a particular place
  8. 16. a large country or the world
  9. 17. to change one thing into something else
  10. 22. materials that make something unclean
  11. 24. relating to homes
  12. 26. a small cave
  13. 27. the layer of bricks, cement, or stones under a building for support; the base of something