Across
- 1. very very dry areas
- 5. treeless regions found in the Arctic
- 6. situated on or toward the side sheltered from the wind; downwind.
- 11. an area classified according to the species that live in that location.
- 12. "upwind," or the direction from which the wind is blowing
- 14. measures the distance north or south of the equator
- 15. White spruce
- 16. occupied area is re-colonized following a disturbance that kills much or all of its community
- 17. a thick subsurface layer of soil
- 18. oaks, maples, and beeches
- 19. the regions of the surface
Down
- 2. The region on the(sheltered) side of a mountain
- 3. lichens or mosses)
- 4. forests growing in high-latitude environments
- 7. a number of people or things sharing a specified characteristic
- 8. when a new patch of land is created or exposed for the first time
- 9. the height of an object
- 10. average (mean) precipitation and temperature for an area
- 13. flat surface with mostly grass