Infrastructure Development in the South American Amazon

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 5. The solid part of the earth's surface (4)
  2. 6. Largest country in South America (6)
  3. 7. An abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature (plural) (6)
  4. 10. The state of being ___ (13)
  5. 11. Female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock (3)
  6. 13. Serious disease where cells grow out of control (6)
  7. 14. The state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else (10)
  8. 15. The planet we live on (5)

Down

  1. 1. Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain (5)
  2. 2. A North American river (8)
  3. 3. Originating where it is found (10)
  4. 4. Undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as (9)
  5. 7. A ___ with heavy annual ___ (10)
  6. 8. A republic in northwestern South America (7)
  7. 9. A major South American river (6)
  8. 12. A republic in western South America (4)