Across
- 3. An artificial, man-made water route
- 4. reefs A round, hollow, rock-like organism that typically lives underwater in groups. It is built by layers of coral organisms.
- 5. An economic system where wealth is distributed evenly among everyone
- 7. region An area of the world where many individuals share common beliefs, history, languages, and other definable characteristics.
- 8. The action of changing the environment to fit one’s needs (e.g. building a network of highways)
- 10. Very dry with extremely high daytime temperatures
- 12. The process in which the population of cities grow in relation to rural areas; the growth of cities
- 14. Revolution The period from the mid-1700s to early 1900s where major technological advances were made; it is split into two revolutionary periods that took place in Europe and the United States
- 17. of Fire A belt around the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes and volcanic eruptions frequently occur
- 18. The action of changing and adjusting to become more suited to the environment (e.g. wearing a jacket in cold weather)
- 19. Branches of Government Judicial Branch (fairness of laws), Legislative Branch (creating laws), and Executive Branch (carries out laws)
Down
- 1. A piece of land surrounded by three sides of water
- 2. Railroad A railroad linking eastern and western Russia; the longest railroad in the world
- 3. Disobedience The non-violent disobeying of laws (e.g. Boston Tea Party)
- 6. Everest The highest peak (mountain) in the Himalayas
- 9. Zone (DMZ) A neutral area, nay border barrier that divides North and South Korea
- 10. A policy of racial segregation and discrimination in Africa, lasting from 1948 to 1994
- 11. of Rights The first ten amendments of the US constitution, guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.
- 13. River The longest river in the world, flowing from south to north through eastern Africa
- 15. The wide variety of life in an ecosystem
- 16. crop Agricultural crops grown for profit