World Civilizations Crossword 1

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Across
  1. 4. a crescent shaped region filled with fertile soil
  2. 8. features which make up the earth that we can see, like rivers, valleys, mountains and canyons
  3. 11. Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest
  4. 13. artificial removal of excess water from land
  5. 15. A climate type which can be cold or hot, but is always dry.
  6. 16. Another name for lines of Longitude; imaginary lines that circle the earth from north to south and converge at the north and south poles.
  7. 17. North, South, East, and West
Down
  1. 1. The sea north-west of the Fertile Crescent which shares its name with a climate type
  2. 2. Mountains north of Mesopotamia
  3. 3. zero degrees longitude
  4. 5. A frozen mummy found in Italy.
  5. 6. the river north of Mesopotamia
  6. 7. a half of the globe; there is one for every cardinal direction
  7. 9. the land between rivers
  8. 10. imaginary lines that circle the globe from east to west; also called parallels.
  9. 12. the river south of Mesopotamia
  10. 14. artificial application of water to land
  11. 18. zero degrees latitude