Geography

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Across
  1. 3. plants considered collectively, especially those found in a particular area of habitat
  2. 5. an area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries.
  3. 9. A region having less rainfall as it is sheltered from prevailing rain-bearing winds my a range of hills/mountains
  4. 10. Trees which shed their leaves annually
  5. 12. an area of low-lying land which is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times
  6. 14. Weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period
  7. 15. A thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year, occurring chiefly in polar regions
Down
  1. 1. Freshwater landforms created when a fast-moving body of water, such as a river, flows into a comparatively still body of water, such as a lake or ocean
  2. 2. Trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves
  3. 4. mountains formed as a result of the compression of tectonic plates, which leads to the formation of large fold-like structures on the earth crust
  4. 6. The formation, movement and recession of glaciers
  5. 7. slightly salty, a mixture of river water and seawater in estuaries
  6. 8. mountains mountains which form when lava erupts on to the Earths surface then cools and solidifies
  7. 11. The process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, and other weathering forms
  8. 13. An area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects; a bog or marsh
  9. 16. The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area - on a map it is the detailed surfaces and features of land