Geography Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. Second biggest population
  2. 3. Second longest river in Africa and fifth longest river in the world
  3. 4. Belief in one God
  4. 7. What is the world's highest mountain range
  5. 9. A large mass of snow and ice that slides down a mountainside
  6. 15. A Ukranian town where a nuclear accident occurred in 1986
  7. 16. The way physical, human, and economic geography impact government policy
  8. 17. During the Soviet era the government actually promoted what set of beliefs
  9. 18. A professional warrior in Japan
  10. 19. An ancient writing system used in Egypt in which pictures and symbols represent words or sounds
  11. 21. In Japan most employees are expected to stay with their company until when
  12. 24. The raising of livestock
  13. 28. In the Hindu religion what happens after death
  14. 29. Most governments in the Arabian Peninsula are
  15. 31. What is the period of cultural rebirth beginning in Italy in the 1300s
  16. 32. Who is China's most famous philosopher
  17. 34. Grazing so heavily that the vegetation is damaged and the ground erodes
  18. 36. Top layer of the rainforest, where the tops of tall trees form a continuous layer of leaves
  19. 38. A permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground
  20. 40. China is the number one consumer of this
Down
  1. 1. A process by which glaciers form and spread
  2. 5. This is formed by underwater earthquakes
  3. 6. What was a good thing about the Crusades
  4. 8. A landform composed of hard, ancient rocks
  5. 10. What was the systematic killing of over 6 million Jews called
  6. 11. Native to a place
  7. 12. The system of what led to WWI
  8. 13. What were the series of Holy Wars called
  9. 14. A type of spring that produces sporadic, forceful torrents of heated water and steam
  10. 20. This is extremely scarce on the Arabian Peninsula
  11. 22. Large violent storm that forms over the Pacific Ocean
  12. 23. A ban on trade
  13. 25. A portion of land nearly surrounded by water
  14. 26. The set of systems that affect how well a place or organization operates, such as telephone or transportation system, within a country
  15. 27. Biggest reason for the numbers of elephants decreasing
  16. 28. What do you call repayment for war damages
  17. 30. What river means "great river"
  18. 33. A large waterfall
  19. 35. What does India have lots of, and they are pure awesome
  20. 37. These eat bamboo and are super cute
  21. 39. This country built the Great Man-Made River