Land Biomes
Across
- 5. a luxuriant, dense forest rich in biodiversity, found typically in tropical areas with consistently heavy rainfall.
- 8. vegetation composed primarily of broad-leaved trees that shed all their leaves during one season.
- 9. a large open area of country covered with grass, especially one used for grazing.
Down
- 1. of, on, or relating to the earth.
- 2. a dry, barren area of land, especially one covered with sand, that is characteristically desolate, waterless, and without vegetation.
- 3. a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat
- 4. vegetation composed primarily of cone-bearing needle-leaved or scale-leaved evergreen trees, found in areas that have long winters and moderate to high annual precipitation.
- 6. a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.
- 7. a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth.