Animals & Land

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. A location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival (6)
  2. 4. A source of danger (4)
  3. 5. Continent with the Sahara desert (6)
  4. 7. Large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots (7)
  5. 11. Poised for action (5)
  6. 13. A continent in the western hemisphere connected to North ___ by the Isthmus of Panama (12)
  7. 14. A fine cord of twisted fibers used in sewing and weaving (6)
  8. 15. Depleted of energy, force, or strength (5)
  9. 16. Extensive tract of level open land (plural) (6)

Down

  1. 1. Continent that includes France and Italy (6)
  2. 3. A continent in the western hemisphere connected to South ___ by the Isthmus of Panama (12)
  3. 6. Large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet (5)
  4. 8. Country and continent known for kangaroos (9)
  5. 9. Tallest living quadruped (7)
  6. 10. A highly developed state of perfection (6)
  7. 12. The time of day immediately following sunset (4)