Geography Glossary
Across
- 3. To water crops through channels, sprinklers, or more
- 5. The proportion of radiation or incident light reflected by a surface
- 7. The ability for an ecological balance to be maintained, achieved through avoiding the depletion of natural resources
- 8. The weather conditions prevailing in a particular area in general or over a long period of time
- 11. Agriculture conducted on commercial principles, especially with advanced technology
- 12. (of a plant or animal) native and restricted to a certain place
Down
- 1. A biological community of organisms and their physical environment that interact with one another
- 2. The quality or high degree of being saline
- 4. The regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere in Earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms
- 6. The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
- 9. (of farmland) plowed and harrowed but left unsown for a period in order to restore its fertility as part of a crop rotation or to avoid surplus production
- 10. A classification of a large area based on factors such as climate, location, flora, and fauna