Paleoenvironments

3. Long narrow island lying parallel to the mainland.
4. Forest paleoenvironment.
6. Equatorial regions.
8. Lake environment.
14. Area where a river splits and spreads out into several branches before entering the ocean.
17. Swamp paleoenvironment.
18. Body of saltwater separated from the sea by a low sandbank or coral reef.
19. Structural feature defines periods of drought.
20. Polar regions.
22. Color that defines high oxygen content such as a delta.
23. Structural feature defines water current movement.
24. A factor that causes changes in species diversity.
26. River environment.
29. Ancient environments.
30. Color that defines the presence of iron such as a marine environment.

1. Mixture of fresh and salt water.
2. Visual elements in a rock such as mud cracks, cross beds, graded beds, and ripple marks.
5. Desert environment.
7. Location where freshwater meets saltwater creating brackish water.
9. Paleoenvironment such as a delta, river, alluvial, or flood plain.
10. Structural feature defines periods of flooding and water level drop.
11. Underwater ecosystem characterized by corals.
12. Color that defines a deficiency of oxygen such as rocks found in swamps.
13. The variety of species present.
15. Cone-shaped deposit of sediment at the base of a mountain.
16. Reef paleoenvironment.
21. Area along the coast where mud is deposited due to tidal activity.
25. Ancient climate.
27. Structural feature defines wind or water direction.
28. Beach paleoenvironment.