Across
- 7. the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year
- 11. a type of vegetation or vegetation zone that includes both evergreen and deciduous trees
- 12. a geographic area that includes all of the land and waterways that drain into a body of water
- 16. all of the physical surroundings in a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and climate
- 17. a large mass of ice found near Earth’s poles (continental glacier) or in a high, cold mountain valley (alpine glacier)
- 18. to move to a country
- 19. found in or living in areas that are not close to cities
- 20. a geographic region that is well suited for permanent settlement by people
- 21. something that encourages people to move to a new place
Down
- 1. a community of all the living things in an area and the environment in which they live
- 2. something that encourages people to leave a place behind
- 3. areas where water covers or saturates the soil for significant parts of the year, which determines the types of plants that grow there
- 4. by or for each person; calculated by dividing the total amount of something by the number of people in a place
- 5. the constant flow of migrants from one country into another country
- 6. a society in which different cultural groups keep their own identity, beliefs, and traditions
- 8. to move from a country
- 9. a climate zone with very cold winters, cold summers, and little rain or snow; a vast, treeless plain in the arctic regions between the ice cap and the tree line
- 10. a poorer country with a less advanced economy
- 13. dry or lacking rainfall; also a climate or climate zone that is hot and dry all year with very little rain
- 14. a vegetation zone of trees that keep their leaves all year round
- 15. a wealthy country with an advanced economy
- 22. found in or living in a city