Sahara

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. A fertile tract in a desert (5)
  2. 5. Dry land with very little rain (6)
  3. 9. An area of ___ ___ between the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea (11)
  4. 10. Cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions (5)
  5. 11. A ridge of sand created by the wind (plural) (5)
  6. 12. Having little or no moisture. (3)

Down

  1. 1. A major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing (5)
  2. 2. Very warm (3)
  3. 3. The world's longest ___ (9)
  4. 6. A person who is born while the sun is in ___ (8)
  5. 7. The world's largest desert in northern Africa (6)
  6. 8. Any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World (6)