Geography biomes glossary

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Across
  1. 2. the agricultural practice of growing a single crop, plant, or livestock species, variety, or breed in a field or farming system at a time.
  2. 4. The artificial process of applying controlled amounts of water to land to assist in production of crops
  3. 6. a 100x multiple of the pascal, which is the SI unit for pressure.
  4. 11. agriculture conducted on strictly commercial principles and the group of industries dealing with agricultural produce and services required in farming
  5. 12. The worldwide sum of all ecosystems, regions of the world with living organisms
  6. 13. the long term pattern of weather conditions in a particular area
  7. 14. The movement and exchange of organic and inorganic matter back into the production of matter
  8. 15. A term used to describe the enormous variety of life on Earth
Down
  1. 1. the practice of using natural resources responsibly, so they can support both present and future generations, the capacity to maintain a certain level
  2. 3. A line on a map connecting points having the same atmospheric pressure at a given time or on average over a given period
  3. 5. If inputs and outputs within a coastal system are the same then a state of equilibrium exists
  4. 7. A community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system
  5. 8. The saltiness or amount of salt dissolved in a body of water
  6. 9. The measurement of distance north or south of the Equator. It is measured with 180 imaginary lines that form circles around the Earth east-west, parallel to the Equator.
  7. 10. relating to or derived from living matter