Across
- 2. The process of turning rural areas into cities
- 4. A reason that attracts people to a new area
- 8. A social system that divides people by birth or job
- 11. A person who moves to a new place to live permanently
- 12. A flat area of land that is higher than surrounding land
- 16. A symbol on a map showing directions
- 20. The regions and countries bordering the Pacific Ocean
- 23. The line of latitude dividing North and South Korea
- 24. A deep valley with steep sides, often with a river
- 25. A person who flees to another country for safety
Down
- 1. The movement of people from one place to another
- 3. An extreme shortage of food causing starvation
- 5. A political and economic system where the government owns all property, factories, and farms, and controls resources.
- 6. A long period without rain causing water shortages
- 7. A Chinese policy that limited families to one child to reduce population growth
- 9. The world’s largest hydroelectric dam on the Yangtze River
- 10. A major religion in India that believes in reincarnation
- 13. A yellowish, nutrient-rich soil formed by wind-blown dust
- 14. A system of government where people have power
- 15. A portable, round home used by Central Asian nomads
- 17. A reason that makes people want to leave an area
- 18. The spread of people from their original homeland
- 19. Illegal hunting of protected animal
- 21. Seasonal winds that bring wet and dry seasons
- 22. Japan’s traditional religion based on worship of nature and spirit.