Across
- 2. a very large plain of dry grassland
- 3. carried by animals
- 6. the hard shell of an animal such as a turtle
- 7. yellow silt or sediment that forms thick deposits
- 8. a neutral area between enemy countries
- 10. a portable tent made of felt
- 14. the soil, or silt, carried by flowing water, which is ideal for farming
- 15. a dangerous tropical storm with heavy rains and high winds
Down
- 1. a safe place
- 4. a chain of islands
- 5. a region drained by a river system
- 9. to wear away
- 11. a blast or explosion
- 12. the land connected to a continent usually in reference to countries with both continental lands and islands
- 13. somewhat dry, with very little rainfall