Geography Chaper 2
Across
- 3. the climate found in high latitudes- severely cold, bitter winters, and barely above freezing int he summer
- 6. the line on the mountain that trees stop growing
- 8. moving water that cycles through/around the oceans
- 11. broad grassland with few trees and relatively dry
- 12. the sun's heat turns liquid water into water vapor
- 13. water that fills tiny cracks and hold in the rock layers below the surface of the earth
- 15. layers of soil that stay permanently frozen in the tundra
- 16. the ________ climate is similar to that around the mediterranean sea.
Down
- 1. Water in the form of a gas
- 2. the unpredictable changes in air in a short period of time
- 4. the predictable changes in the air in a long period of time
- 5. the side of the mountain that does not get much rain
- 7. tremendous seasonal winds that blow for months at a time
- 8. the top layer of the rain forest
- 9. fresh water that is frozen and in sheets of ice
- 10. long periods of extreme dryness
- 14. the area between the lines of Cancer and Capricorn