Across
- 6. irrigation Small amounts of water are allowed to drip from pipes and are positioned, along, above or beneath rows of crops.
- 8. water Fresh water rivers, lakes, dams and aquifers.
- 9. A half of the Earth; usually divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, but can also be western and eastern.
- 10. Animal life.
- 11. The wearing away of the land and rock by wind, water or ice.
- 13. The process where water changes from a liquid state to a gaseous state.
- 14. Height of the surface of the Earth above sea level.
- 16. River A major river of South Asia, that begins in glaciers in the Himalayas.
- 17. A large mountain range in South Asia extending across 2400 kilometres through Pakistan, India, Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan. Mt Everest is located in the Himalayas.
- 20. Plant life.
- 21. A climate zone that receives less than an average 250 mm rainfall a year. Evaporation is very high in hot deserts.
- 23. mitigation Measures taken to reduce floods or eliminate floods altogether, as with dams.
- 24. Is the process where water changes from a gaseous state to a liquid state.
- 25. cost The economic cost is the cost of choosing one alternative over another.
- 27. rainfall Rainfall caused by warm moist air being uplifted due to heat, water vapour then condenses and falls as rain.
- 28. An area characterised by sloping topography (landscape) that drains surface water into rivers, streams, lakes or oceans.
- 29. The process where water soaks into the soil and underlying rock layers.
- 30. A good is any made-made product, for example a car or a loaf of bread.
- 32. Water stored under the ground.
- 34. degradation The habitat or living space deteriorates or becomes of lower quality.
Down
- 1. The average types of weather, including seasonal variations, experienced by a place over a long period of time.
- 2. climate Areas inland with consistent climates that are influenced by a lack of proximity to large bodies of water.
- 3. River A major river of the Indian subcontinent, which flows to the sea in the bay of Bengal.
- 4. value Culture relates to how a society or people express their key beliefs and values in music, art, their thinking and behaviours. Cultural value relates to the importance of cultural activities.
- 5. water Water available for plant growth as soil moisture. Almost all the world’s natural vegetation and most of its agriculture, depend on soil moisture.
- 7. An interconnected system existing in a particular region, where animals and plants exist in communities and interact with the environment around them.
- 10. irrigation Crops are flooded with water and then drained.
- 12. A process whereby land becomes increasingly arid as a result of the diminishing of water bodies and vegetation.
- 15. Something produced or left over in the process of making something.
- 18. How far north or south of the Equator a location is. Changes in latitudes also can influence climates.
- 19. irrigation Water is directed along furrows (lines) in the ground so that it flows among the crops.
- 21. Refers to any process that removes excess salt and minerals from salty water in order to obtain potable (drinkable) fresh water.
- 22. Suitable to live in or on.
- 26. or mean The result of adding up all numbers in a set then dividing the total by the amount of numbers.
- 31. Is the area where land meets the sea or ocean.
- 33. value of water Water has economic value because it is scarce, useful and life sustaining.