The Natural World
Across
- 1. Cinders, or a type of tree.
- 3. plant grown for human use or consumption.
- 6. 0.405 of a hectare.
- 8. Very dry, like a desert.
- 9. Large animal, not too different a reindeer.
- 10. Animal or insect that causes damage.
- 11. Whirlwinds, twisters.
- 13. Rough paths, routes followed by animals.
- 15. Band of sand beside the sea.
- 17. Night birds, with large eyes.
- 19. Scottish equivalent of a lake.
- 20. Area around the North Pole.
- 22. There are four of these each year.
- 23. A root vegetable, usually white inside.
Down
- 2. Short period of rain.
- 4. Large animal associated with Father christmas.
- 5. large European hardwood tree.
- 7. Direction from which the sun rises.
- 10. A type of fruit; its tree has pink blossom.
- 12. It is disappearing from the upper atmosphere.
- 14. It sometimes falls as flakes in winter.
- 16. Rapidly rotating atmospheric systems.
- 18. Large expanses of fresh water.
- 21. Freshwater fish that is often eaten.