Biomes Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. Has long cold winters, less than 10" rain per year. NO trees due to perafrost
  2. 4. Has 4 seasons due to Earth's titled axis. You live here
  3. 7. Largest estuary in North America
  4. 8. Permanently frozen ground
  5. 11. rivers, streams, lakes. Most stored as ground water
Down
  1. 1. nicknamed "World's Breadbasket". Has very rich soil, temperate to tropical climate.
  2. 2. Summer year-round up, up to 300" rain per year. Has 4 layers: floor, understory, canopy, emergnet
  3. 3. where fresh water mixes with salt water
  4. 5. leaves fall off every autumn
  5. 6. Hot days & Cool nights. Less than 10" rain per year. Cactus/tubleweeds
  6. 9. Largest land biome, has evergreens shaped like triangles, deer,bear, moose.
  7. 10. Largest of ALL biomes & provides most of Earth's oxygen (covers 71% of planet)