Droughts Crossword Puzzle

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FAMINE : A long period when people living in a particular area do not have enough food, and many of them suffer and die
RESERVOIR : An artificial lake where water is stored before it goes to people's houses
SHORTAGE : A situation in which there is not enough of something
PRECIPITATION : The process in which atmospheric moisture condenses and falls to the Earth’s surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
RESTRICTION : An official limit on something
AGRICULTURE : An industry that is influenced by a drought
LIVESTOCK : Animals and birds that are kept on a farm, such as cows, sheep, or chickens
AQUIFER : A body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater
ARID : Very dry and without enough rain for plants
IRRIGATION : The practice of supplying land with water so that crops and plants will grow
CONSERVATION : The protection of plants and animals, natural areas, and interesting and important structures and buildings, especially from the damaging effects of human activity
SUPPLY : To provide something that is wanted or needed, often in large quantities and over a long period of time
BARREN : Not fruitful; not producing
FERTILE : Able to produce good crops
REPLENISH : To fill something up again

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QUESTIONS LIST:

famine : a long period when people living in a particular area do not have enough food, and many of them suffer and die
reservoir : an artificial lake where water is stored before it goes to people's houses
shortage : a situation in which there is not enough of something
precipitation : the process in which atmospheric moisture condenses and falls to the earth’s surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
restriction : an official limit on something
agriculture : an industry that is influenced by a drought
livestock : animals and birds that are kept on a farm, such as cows, sheep, or chickens
aquifer : a body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater
arid : very dry and without enough rain for plants
irrigation : the practice of supplying land with water so that crops and plants will grow
conservation : the protection of plants and animals, natural areas, and interesting and important structures and buildings, especially from the damaging effects of human activity
supply : to provide something that is wanted or needed, often in large quantities and over a long period of time
barren : not fruitful; not producing
fertile : able to produce good crops
replenish : to fill something up again