Across
- 3. plants considered collectively, especially those found in a particular area of habitat
- 5. an area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries.
- 9. A region having less rainfall as it is sheltered from prevailing rain-bearing winds my a range of hills/mountains
- 10. Trees which shed their leaves annually
- 12. an area of low-lying land which is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times
- 14. Weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period
- 15. A thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year, occurring chiefly in polar regions
Down
- 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. Trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves
- 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
- 6. The formation, movement and recession of glaciers
- 7. slightly salty, a mixture of river water and seawater in estuaries
- 8. mountains mountains which form when lava erupts on to the Earths surface then cools and solidifies
- 11. The process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, and other weathering forms
- 13. An area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects; a bog or marsh
- 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