Geography: Biomes

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Across
  1. 1. exposed root system of mangroves, which enable them to take in air when the tide is in
  2. 8. biomes can also be known as _________________ or ecosystems
  3. 9. a vast, flat, treeless Arctic biome in which the subsoil is permanently frozen
  4. 10. the cutting down, processing and removal of trees from an area
  5. 11. winds, the dominant direction a wind blows from
  6. 12. clearing forests to make way for housing or agricultural development
  7. 13. native grasslands of North America
  8. 16. a biome of vegetation consisting chiefly of tangled shrubs and thorny bushes
  9. 18. the long-term precipitation and temperature patterns of an area
  10. 19. the presence of salt on the surface of the land, in soil or rocks, or dissolved in rivers and groundwater
  11. 25. a coniferous or broadleaf forest biome that occurs in the temperate zone and receive heavy rainfall
  12. 26. a variety of living organisms in an area
  13. 27. the process of economic and social change in which an increasing proportion of the population of a country or region live in urban areas
  14. 28. shadow, the dry area on the leeward side of a mountain range
  15. 29. describes the side of the mountain that faces the prevailing winds
Down
  1. 1. permanently frozen ground
  2. 2. a waterless, desolate biome with little or no vegetation, typically but not always covered with sand.
  3. 3. the conversion of an area to have desert like qualities. Usually caused by overgrazing, prolonged drought or climate change
  4. 4. aquatic biomes and the largest of all the biomes
  5. 5. communities of plants and animals that extend over large areas
  6. 6. a decline in the quality of land, which makes it less able to support agriculture or native vegetation
  7. 7. matter, decomposing remains of plant or animal matter
  8. 10. the process in which water runs through soil, dissolving minerals and carrying them into the subsoil
  9. 14. a rainforest biome that occurs in areas of climate in which there is no dry season
  10. 15. a biome including lakes and ponds (standing water) as well as rivers and streams (flowing water) as well as wetlands
  11. 17. a biome of a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees
  12. 20. a tube-shaped marine animal that lives in a colony and produces a stony skeleton. Polyps are the living part of a coral reef
  13. 21. the removal of all trees in an area
  14. 22. describes the area behind a mountain range, away from the moist prevailing winds
  15. 23. a biome of swampy coniferous forest of high northern latitudes
  16. 24. active during the night