Geography Crossword

3. The measure of the amount of water vapour in a certain volume of air.
6. The upper fertile layer of soil which contains the majority of the nutrients in soil and is essential to vegetation growth.
7. An acronym for factors that affect climate.
8. The process of vegetation in drylands (e.g. shrublands and grasslands) start to diminish and disappear and the soil quality decreases as well until the area is barren.
10. The end of a habitat where past that point trees are not able to grow.
13. A large expanse of land surrounding most of the Hudson Bay that is made of exposed continental crust.

1. A weather condition where a form of water falls from the sky.
2. Trees which grow needles and cones, instead of leaves and flowers, respectively.
4. The degree of heat or coolness of the atmosphere, usually measured in Celcius and Farenheit, is a crucial factor in determining weather.
5. Areas where vegetation zones overlap and characteristics, conditions, vegetation, climate, etc. are present from both.
9. An elevated area of land with many mountains or land high above sea level.
11. The process of earthen materials (e.g. rock, soil) weathering away and being transported by natural forces (e.g. wind, water).
12. Located in the western part of Canada it is a major system of mountain ranges. Rain shadow caused by prevailing winds from the west cause many areas to be dry.