Across
- 5. ____ rate: a measure of how many people in a country can read or write
- 6. the three letter term for a company based in more than one country
- 8. the term for ground surface where water can’t infiltrate
- 10. a tree found in semi-arid environments that stores water in its bark
- 16. created by erosion and found at the bottom of a waterfall
- 17. our HIC flooding case study
Down
- 1. NIC stands for Newly ___ Country
- 2. rocks hit against each other and break into smaller pieces
- 3. someone who travels a significant distance to work each day
- 4. the course of a river where meanders are found
- 7. a popular tourist site that is often congested at peak times
- 9. a seaside town in Hull where they have put rock groynes
- 11. when a country sends another country money to help them
- 12. when people move away from big cities to small towns/rural areas
- 13. the new tramline service in Cardiff that will connect more of the city together
- 14. improvement schemes carried out by ordinary people rather than by businesses or governments.
- 15. the employment sector where employees don’t get paid regularly or taxed on their income