Across
- 4. rotting vegetation that 'feeds' soil
- 5. after soil is misused and abused
- 6. to be squashed down until the soil is not usable
- 9. a type of rock that erodes very slowly
- 11. when land becomes so dry it's like the Gobi or Sahara
- 12. when animals are feeding on land
- 13. our most precious natural resource?
Down
- 1. long-term weather that influences what crops can grow
- 2. the very lowest layer of soil
- 3. the 'food' carried by water to the plants
- 7. to be poisoned/ dirtied
- 8. to be broken down by weather, wind, water, freezing etc
- 10. the 3D shape of the land