chapter 2 forests landscapes in alabama

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Across
  1. 3. the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
  2. 8. very deep, somewhat excessively drained, gravelly soils. These soils formed in colluvium or residuum weathered from cherty limestone
  3. 9. a storm that forms on a front. In the Northern Hemisphere, it has a counterclockwise circulation and covers an area of several hundred miles, occasionally up to one thousand miles.
  4. 11. weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
  5. 12. rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
  6. 14. a large-scale portion of land defined by its distinct geology (the rocks underneath the soil), topography (hills, valleys, and flat spots), communities of native plants and animals and history.
  7. 16. very deep, well drained, moderately slowly permeable soils on dissected uplands of the Southern Coastal Plain Major Land Resource Area.
  8. 17. relating to or characteristic of the Appalachian Mountains in eastern North America
  9. 18. arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops.
  10. 21. very deep, very poorly and poorly drained, moderately rapid to moderately slowly permeable soils on upland flats, depressions, stream terraces and tidal areas.
  11. 22. height above a given level, especially sea level.
  12. 24. the denudation or wearing away of the upper layer of soil. It is a form of soil degradation
  13. 25. the broken, weathered zone between the subsoil (Quaternary deposits) and competent, unaltered bedrock. It may be formed by chemical weathering, or physical processes, or both.
Down
  1. 1. the practice of logging trees in forest areas that have been damaged by wildfire, flood, severe wind, disease, insect infestation, or other natural disturbance in order to recover economic value that would otherwise be lost.
  2. 2. (of soil or land) producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops.
  3. 4. area of relatively level high ground.
  4. 5. underlying layer or substance, in particular a layer of rock or soil beneath the surface of the ground.
  5. 6. the growing and cultivation of trees.
  6. 7. tree that bears cones and needle-like or scale-like leaves that are typically evergreen. Conifers are of major importance as the source of softwood, and also supply resins and turpentine.
  7. 10. having the properties of an alkali, or containing alkali; having a pH greater than 7.
  8. 13. a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants.
  9. 15. a narrow zone that marks the geological boundary between an upland region and a plain, distinguished by the occurrence of falls and rapids where rivers and streams cross it.
  10. 19. soil composed mostly of sand , silt, and smaller amounts of clay.
  11. 20. very deep, well drained soils that formed in thick beds of unconsolidated, medium to fine-textured marine sediments.
  12. 23. nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K). Together they make up the trio known as NPK. Other important nutrients are calcium, magnesium and sulfur.