Land ecosystem

5. graphical representation of a location's basic climate
8. forest vegetation composed primarily of broad-leaved trees that shed all their leaves during one season
10. succession one of two types of biological and ecological succession of plant life
11. effect patch of land that has been forced to become a desert because mountain ranges blocked all rainy weather
12. forest A forest that grows in regions of the northern hemisphere with cold temperatures
14. the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level
15. thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen
17. area of landscape where little precipitation occurs
19. species hardy species which are the first to colonize previously biodiverse steady-state ecosystems
20. a large community of vegetation and wildlife adapted to a specific climate

1. succession one of the two types ecological succession of a plant's life
2. process of change in the species structure of an ecological community over time
3. species plant species that can germinate and grow with limited resources
4. large open area covered with grass
6. type of biome where growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons
7. situated on or toward the side sheltered from the wind
9. facing the wind or situated on the side facing the wind
13. geographic coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the Earth's surface
16. The life on earth
18. found typically in tropical areas with consistently heavy rainfall