Prisoners of Geography
Across
- 9. Secret 1916 deal where Britain and France divided parts of the Middle East
- 11. Area where many people live close together
- 13. The world’s largest continent, including countries such as India and China
- 16. Middle Eastern country made of seven emirates, including Dubai and Abu Dhabi
- 17. Very high areas of land that rise steeply above the land around them
- 19. Huge rocky region of Canada with very old rock and many minerals
- 20. Plants grown on farms, such as wheat or rice
Down
- 1. Movement of people or goods from place to place by road, rail, air, or sea
- 2. Water supplied to land or fields to help plants grow
- 3. Large area of flat or gently rolling land with few trees
- 4. Capital city of Russia
- 5. Ocean lying between the Americas and Europe/Africa
- 6. Large natural stream of water flowing to a lake or the sea
- 7. Removing salt from seawater to make it drinkable
- 8. Nomadic Arab groups who traditionally move with their herds in the desert
- 10. Water that is not salty, found in rivers, lakes, and glaciers
- 12. Country in North America often seen as a global superpower
- 14. Sea area between Greenland, Iceland and the UK, important for naval routes
- 15. Very powerful country with strong influence in world affairs
- 18. The largest and deepest ocean on Earth