Chapter 3 Review

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Across
  1. 2. Long-term weather patterns of a place.
  2. 5. that shed leaves each year.
  3. 7. Dry area behind mountains.
  4. 8. Large ecological area with distinct climate and species.
  5. 9. Calm equatorial area with little wind.
  6. 12. Fertile spot in a desert with water.
  7. 13. Side of a mountain facing the wind.
  8. 16. Side of a mountain sheltered from wind.
  9. 17. Mean of high and low temps in a 24-hour period.
  10. 19. that keep needles and cones year-round.
  11. 22. Longest or shortest day of the year.
  12. 24. Plant life that grows without human help.
  13. 25. Permanently frozen ground.
Down
  1. 1. Area with both deciduous and coniferous trees.
  2. 3. Sun stays visible at night near the poles.
  3. 4. Typical wind direction in a region.
  4. 6. Traps heat in Earth’s atmosphere.
  5. 10. Flow of ocean water in a set direction.
  6. 11. Wide, flat grassland in temperate regions.
  7. 14. Short-term atmospheric conditions.
  8. 15. Earth tilts on this imaginary line.
  9. 18. Causes wind and water to curve due to Earth’s spin.
  10. 20. Day and night are equal in length.
  11. 21. Earth's yearly orbit around the Sun.
  12. 23. Pacific warming that alters global weather.