Geography Chaper 2

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