Food for the Future: Criss Cross

Answer clues based on the content and vocabulary words from Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World by Mia Wenjen. Look for hints in the Word Bank. Print the puzzle or use it on your tablet, phone, or computer.

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Across

  • 3. A place where young creatures are cared for
  • 7. Something that blocks water in a river or makes it flow in a new direction
  • 9. Keeps something going
  • 10. Getting washed away by rain and wind
  • 12. A very important discovery or invention
  • 13. Electricity made from sunlight
  • 14. Something that is very, very old
  • 15. Things that make the air very dirty
  • 18. Peace
  • 19. To grow, a baby plant

Down

  • 1. Steps built into a hillside to create more room for growing plants and keep water from flowing away downhill
  • 2. Organic waste like leaves and rotting food that can be mixed with soil to help plants grow
  • 4. Something that is safe to eat
  • 5. The desert that stretches across most of north Africa
  • 6. A grassy area of land without many trees
  • 8. A glass building used for growing plants that need warmth, light, and protection
  • 11. Living or working in a way that protects people and the planet
  • 12. A group of babies in a family
  • 16. Something you can easily recognize from far away or that helps people figure out where they are
  • 17. home

Word Bank

sustainable
pollution
ancient
preserve
edible
brood
compost
sprout
landmark
dam
solar
terrace
greenhouse
nursery
sahara
savanna
erosion
breakthrough
harmony
habitat