Across
- 2. shrinking lake in Kazakhstan
- 6. mountains between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea
- 8. mountains that separate the Indian subcontinent
- 10. island country southeast of India
- 12. mountains in Afghanistan and Pakistan
- 13. world's highest mountain peak
- 15. largest inland water body on earth
- 17. ring of volcanoes and earthquakes in the Pacific
Down
- 1. desert in western China
- 3. desert in Mongolia
- 4. 'land of'
- 5. river in India that is sacred in Hindu faith
- 7. longest river in China
- 9. Japan's island chain
- 11. seasonal winds of Asia
- 14. desert in western India
- 16. grassy plains of central Asia