Biogeography Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. The typical weather patterns in an area over a long period of time
  2. 3. A grassland close to the equator that receives as much 130 centimeters of rain each year
  3. 7. An area that is populated mostly by grasses and other non-woody plant, and receive 50-90 centimeters of rainfall each year
  4. 10. An organism that is carried into a new location by people
  5. 11. tree A tree that sheds it s leaves and grows new ones each year
  6. 12. Colder climate region with coniferous trees; cold snowy winters and rainy summers that are warm enough to melt the snow
  7. 13. The study of where organisms live
  8. 16. Soil frozen all year
  9. 17. A ridge of high land that divides toe areas drained by different river systems; the whole region from which a river receives its supply of water
  10. 20. The very slow movement of the continents
  11. 21. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
  12. 22. A leafy roof formed by tall trees
  13. 24. Not a true biome but as one travels the base of the summit of a mountain you would pas through multiple biomes
  14. 25. Humid bones that receive lots of rain, with large variety of plant and animal species, there are two different types: tropical and temperature that differs in location and temperature
Down
  1. 1. An ecosystem that contains salt water, and includes the following: estuaries, intertidal zones, neritic zones, and the ocean
  2. 4. the region of shallow ocean water over the continental shelf
  3. 5. A layer of shorter trees and vines below the canopy
  4. 6. An area that receives less than 2∞ centimeters of rainfall per year
  5. 8. A tree that produces its seeds in cones and that had needle shaped leaves
  6. 9. A habitat in which the fresh water of a river meets the salt water of the ocean
  7. 14. An ecosystem that is classified as having lakes, ponds, rivers, or ,streams, but can include a variety of habitats. It has high oxygen levels and less than 1% salt
  8. 15. The area between the highest high-tide and the lowest low-tide line
  9. 18. The clearing of forests/trees
  10. 19. the movement of organisms from one place to another:caused by wind, water, or other living things
  11. 23. an extremely cold, dry biome that receives 25 centimeters of rain each year