Across
- 3. dry valleys or riverbeds that fill up with water during the rainy season
- 4. gravel-covered plains
- 6. when cattle wipe out all of the plants in one area
- 7. the largest hot desert in the world
- 8. a long period of time in which it doesn't rain
- 11. growing food to sustain one's family
- 13. an island of fresh water in a sea of dry sand and rock
- 14. people who move from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock
Down
- 1. walls or hedges that are used to protect crops by breaking the force of the wind
- 2. the process of land turning into desert
- 5. crops that are grown to be sold commercially
- 9. high rock-covered flatlands
- 10. when strong winds stir up dust and sand
- 11. semi-grassland below the Sahara
- 12. larges areas of sand and dunes