River Nile

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Long stream of water flowing to the sea (5)
  2. 6. The opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge (5)
  3. 8. The largest inland sea (13)
  4. 12. Country with pyramids and the Nile (5)
  5. 13. A bowl-shaped vessel (5)
  6. 14. The place where something begins, where it springs into being (6)

Down

  1. 1. A landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika (7)
  2. 3. A long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river (6)
  3. 4. Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted (7)
  4. 5. A republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea (5)
  5. 7. A branch that flows into the main stream (9)
  6. 9. The world's longest river (4)
  7. 10. Continent with the Sahara desert (6)
  8. 11. A long ridge or pile (4)