Across
- 2. a sea/large lake between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan that largely dried by the 2010s
- 6. water held underground
- 8. 300 million of its residents don't have access to safe drinking water
- 11. the movement of water from one location to another
- 12. the act of taking out, specifically of water sources
- 14. the supply of water to land or crops to help growth
- 15. naturally occurring water that is not salty, and is suitable for consumption if clean or processed
- 17. an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land.
- 18. having no more living members/no longer in existence
- 19. land consisting of marshes or swamps
- 20. prevention of wasteful use of a resource
Down
- 1. an area of low-lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and subject to flooding.
- 3. a large body of water surrounded by land
- 4. process of removing salt from seawater
- 5. a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another stream
- 7. at serious risk of extinction
- 9. a barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level
- 10. where most of the U.S. desalination plants are located
- 13. the process of turning liquid into vapor
- 16. able to be maintained at a certain rate or level
