Cold Environments

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Across
  1. 1. A trait or behavior helping organisms survive in their environment
  2. 6. A measure of distance north or south of the Equator
  3. 7. Slow-moving river of ice
  4. 8. Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean
  5. 12. The largest country, extending across Eastern Europe and northern Asia
  6. 14. Permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface
  7. 15. Height above sea level
  8. 16. Type of tree common in cold climates, usually with needles and cones
  9. 17. Region around the North Pole
  10. 18. Cold, treeless biome with frozen ground
Down
  1. 2. Huge mass of glacial ice covering land
  2. 3. Bear Large white carnivore native to the Arctic
  3. 4. Large floating mass of ice broken off from a glacier
  4. 5. The process of ice turning into water
  5. 9. The southernmost continent, mostly covered in ice
  6. 10. Large icy island located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans
  7. 11. Relating to the regions around the North and South Poles
  8. 13. Frozen precipitation in the form of white flakes