Water in the World Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 5. Water found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rock. It is stored in and moves slowly through geologic formations of soil, sand and rocks called aquifers.
  2. 7. The area drained by a river or water body. Also known as river basin.
  3. 8. The process of removing salt from sea water.
  4. 9. The distance above sea level.
  5. 10. Lacking moisture or having little rainfall.
Down
  1. 1. The part of the land adjoining or near the sea.
  2. 2. Soil made up of sediments (clay, silt, sand) which are deposited on a floodplain by a river when it breaks its banks.
  3. 3. the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.
  4. 4. A body of permeable rock (allows water to pass through) below the Earth’s surface which contains water (groundwater).
  5. 6. The Aboriginal understanding of the world, of its creation, and it's great stories. Also known as the Dreamtime.