Across
- 2. Land area that drains into rivers
- 6. Moving freshwater (like rivers)
- 7. Warm, wet biome near the equator
- 9. Plant with flexible, non-woody stems
- 11. Slow downhill movement of soil in tundra
- 12. Still freshwater (like lakes)
- 15. Biome where evaporation exceeds rainfall
- 17. Largest biome in North America
- 18. Loss of soil by wind or water
- 20. Marine biome covering most of Earth
- 23. Hard, calcium carbonate soil layer
- 24. Tree group with needles and cones
- 26. Landforms with multiple biomes on one slope
- 27. Northern forest dominated by conifers
Down
- 1. Forest with moderate temperatures and rich soils
- 3. Where a river meets the ocean
- 4. Nutrient-poor “stone soil” in deserts
- 5. Plant that lives multiple years
- 8. Treeless, cold biome north of Arctic Circle
- 10. Tree that loses its leaves annually
- 13. Imaginary line dividing Earth horizontally
- 14. Another name for boreal forest
- 16. Grassland ecosystem with deep, fertile soil
- 19. Grassland biome maintained by fire
- 21. Symbiotic organism common in tundra
- 22. Plant that grows on another plant
- 25. Ecosystem dominated by evergreen shrubs