Across
- 2. One of the main landmasses of the earth, such as Africa
- 5. A treeless area with frozen ground and low-growing grasses
- 6. Base goods from which things are made
- 9. A large group of islands
- 10. Parts of the earth near the equator
- 12. A territory governed as a part of a larger country or empire
- 14. A person sent to do religious teaching or charitable work in a new land
- 15. A large farm where crops are raised, often by slaves
Down
- 1. A piece of land that sticks out from a larger landmass and is mostly surrounded by water
- 2. A conqueror, mainly from 16th-century Spain
- 3. A narrow strip of land connecting two larger masses of land
- 4. The process in which plates below Earth’s surface shift, causing earthquakes
- 7. A factory in Mexico where parts are shipped in and the finished product shipped out
- 8. A group of people who settle in a distant land but are ruled by their original country
- 11. A small, low island made largely of coral or sand
- 13. A huge mass of slow-moving ice over a landmass