Across
- 4. line): The upper edge of a habitat where trees can no longer grow due to cold temperatures and high winds.
- 8. Range: The difference between daytime high and nighttime low temperatures, which is often very high in thin, dry highland air.
- 9. Lift: The process by which air is forced upward by mountains, causing cooling, condensation, and precipitation on windward sides.
- 10. The primary factor controlling this climate is that temperature decreases as elevation increases.
Down
- 1. Aspect: The direction a slope faces (e.g., north vs. south), which significantly impacts solar radiation and temperature.
- 2. Zonation: The change in vegetation and climate types occurring over short horizontal distances along mountain slopes.
- 3. A localized, specialized climate that differs from the surrounding region due to factors like elevation or slope aspect.
- 5. Spring: A term often used to describe tropical highland regions (like in Mexico or Kenya) that remain cool and comfortable year-round due to altitude.
- 6. Shadow: The dry, leeward side of a mountain range that receives little rain because descending air is warm and dry.
- 7. A German term for the stunted, twisted, and deformed trees found near the edge of the tree line.