Year 5. Unit 1. Water - Crossword
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- 1. What percentage of the world is tropical rainforest?
- 6. Unwanted or unusable materials that are discarded.
- 7. The deep hole that people dig to get water.
- 8. A bacterial infection caused by contaminated water or food, leading to severe diarrhea and dehydration, and can be fatal if not treated promptly.
- 9. Is any area in a desert that has a supply of freshwater and where plants can therefore grow.
- 14. A large natural or artificial lake used to store water
- 16. Is a situation in which large numbers of people have little or no food, and many of them die.
- 17. A gas produced by burning fossil fuels.
- 20. A hill of sand piled up by the wind.
- 21. Where does the cactus store water?
- 23. Layer of minerals and organic material that covers much of Earth's surface.
- 24. Which continent has the largest area of tropical rainforest?
- 28. The largest and deepest ocean, located between Asia, Australia, the Americas, and Antarctica.
- 29. A large, desert-dwelling mammal known for its humps.
- 30. Used water that goes from every building by big pipes to the treatment plant.
- 32. The process when salt is removed from the seawater.
- 36. Driest places on Earth.
- 38. scale A tool on a map that shows the relationship between distances on the map and actual distances on the ground.
- 39. What continent is Gobi Desert in?
- 40. An imaginary line around the Earth that divides it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
- 43. A seasonal wind pattern that brings heavy rains to certain regions, especially in South Asia.
- 45. The capital city of Egypt, located near the Nile River.
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- 2. A large, slow-moving mass of ice formed from compacted layers of snow, found in polar regions and high mountains.
- 3. Tropical rainforest are found between Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of...
- 4. The capital city of India, known for its rich history and cultural heritage.
- 5. What is the gas that is used on a treatment plant to kill germs?
- 10. A type of hardy, drought-resistant shrub or small tree found in arid regions, and known for its very long roots.
- 11. The important underground part of plants.
- 12. A microorganism, especially one that can cause disease.
- 13. Wood that has been processed for use in building and carpentry, often harvested from forests.
- 15. what is the main natural supplier of salt to the ocean?
- 17. An organization or activity that helps those in need, often through donations of money, goods, or services.
- 18. The people in the desert who travel from one oasis to another with their herds.
- 19. A facility where water is cleaned and purified to make it safe for drinking.
- 20. A barrier constructed across a river or stream to control the flow of water.
- 22. A large desert region in northern China and southern Mongolia, known for its harsh climate.
- 25. Part of camel body that stores fat.
- 26. The second-largest continent.
- 27. A spherical model representing the Earth, showing continents, oceans, and other geographic features.
- 31. The direction toward the left on a map; opposite of east.
- 32. Long period of dry weather.
- 33. The largest hot desert in the world.
- 34. The watering of land to make it ready for agriculture.
- 35. The third-largest ocean, located between Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Southern Ocean.
- 37. A person who has been forced to leave their home country due to war, persecution, or natural disasters.
- 41. Most important gas for living things.
- 42. What is the mountain with a crater?
- 44. What are the five largest bodies of water called?