Across
- 3. salt content, lakes, ponds, rivers, streams
- 4. an area’s weather pattern over a long period of time
- 6. of freshwater surrounded by land
- 7. of Water-a major buildup of water on Earth’s surface
- 8. Climate-warm temperatures year round, very little rainfall
- 9. and treeless, long winter and short summer
- 10. landforms with pointy of flat tops
- 12. large stream of water that flows
- 14. community of plants and animals that live in a location with a similar climate
- 15. distinct seasons; trees drop their leaves in the autumn
- 17. area of land between two mountains or hills
- 20. Climate-four distinct seasons, very cold winters, hot summers
- 22. through which lava can flow
- 23. Climate-four distinct seasons, hot and rainy summers, cool to cold winters
- 25. and warm year round, no dry season
- 26. Climate-long, cold winters and short summers
- 27. expanses of land where grass is the main form of plant life
Down
- 1. hills with steep sides that are much higher than the land all around
- 2. largest areas of land on Earth
- 5. areas of land that does not get much precipitation
- 11. natural feature of Earth’s surface
- 13. than an ocean; made of salt water; can be surrounded by land
- 16. Climate-warm temperatures year round, and a lot of rain; found close to the
- 18. biome in the world; saltwater; oceans and seas
- 19. areas of flat land where grass is the main plant that grows
- 21. of all the water on the planet; made of salt water; waves and tides.
- 24. soil, not a lot of rainfall