Across
- 5. drought - lower than adequate rain causes ground water supplies to decrease. Some rivers stop flowing.
- 9. - Index used to measure vegetation health.
- 10. drought - people are affected by below-normal rainfall
- 13. - Process of water turning into vapor.
- 14. drought - rainfall totals are below average, either for a few weeks, or a season or longer.
- 15. - Protection and preservation of natural resources.
- 17. - Removal of trees, affecting the water cycle.
- 19. - Practices that do not deplete resources.
Down
- 1. - Study of water in the environment.
- 2. - The process by which fertile land becomes desert.
- 3. - A large natural or artificial lake used to store water.
- 4. drought - lower than adequate rain results in fewer crops.
- 6. - Extremely dry climate or region.
- 7. - Any form of water that falls from the sky.
- 8. - Prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall.
- 11. drought - natural vegetation suffers from too little rain.
- 12. - Extreme scarcity of food due to drought.
- 16. - Artificial application of water to crops.
- 18. Niño - Climate phenomenon causing droughts by warming ocean surfaces.