Geography Key Terms

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Across
  1. 5. A form of water (usually rain, sleet, snow, or hail) falls from the clouds.
  2. 6. the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment.
  3. 7. A large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat, e.g. forest or tundra.
  4. 8. something which human society attaches value to due to its usefulness.
  5. 10. (leaf litter)the organic component of soil, formed by the decomposition of leaves and other plant material by soil microorganisms.
  6. 11. the uppermost branches of the trees in a forest, forming a more or less continuous layer of foliage.
  7. 14. An elongated leaf tip from which excess water drips off
  8. 15. A forest with high rate of precipitation and high humidity, usually located near the equator.
  9. 17. the undergrowth of a forest consisting usually of plants from 3 to about 15 feet in height and including both shrubby vegetation and seedling trees.
  10. 18. the action of clearing a wide area of trees.
  11. 19. a location's relief is the difference between its highest and lowest elevations.
Down
  1. 1. a method of agriculture in which existing vegetation is cut down and burned off before new seeds are sown, typically used as a method for clearing forest land for farming.
  2. 2. The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period
  3. 3. a plant, which is taller than the surrounding vegetation, especially a tall tree in a forest
  4. 4. The sun heats up the surface of the earth and water evaporates. This then rises and then when it is at a high altitude it cools down again and condenses. This then falls to the ground.
  5. 7. Aerial roots that provide support for the tree.
  6. 9. of, at, or near the equator.
  7. 12. A liana is a long-stemmed, woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy to get access to well-lit areas of the forest.
  8. 13. the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator
  9. 16. A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment