Geography: Biomes

3. Another name for temperate grassland
4. a layer of soil that is permanently frozen throughout the year.
7. a term to explain the amount of water vapor (moisture) present in the air.
10. a process of water evaporating from the pores in plant leaves into atmosphere.
13. a weather condition of an area over a long period of time.
15. These biomes are located in a belt around the earth near the equator
16. the drest place on earth.

1. a type of aquatic biome with low salinity.
2. a term used to describe the amount of rainfall in a region.
5. a term used to describe how hot or cold a place is.
6. a type of plant that stores water in desert biome.
8. This biome has acidic soil, which is why only a few types of plants are able to grow here.
9. distance north or south of the equator and is measured in degrees.
11. a tropical biome dominated by grasses, shribs and small trees.
12. the height of an object above sea level.
14. a large region characterised by a specific type of climate, vegetation, and animal communities