Physical Geography: Chapter 8

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Across
  1. 4. Deposit that grows downward in caves.
  2. 6. Climate characterized by a seasonless condition and moderate precipitation.
  3. 8. Climate that can be characterized by three words: scarce, unreliable, intense.
  4. 10. Deposits that form slowly as mineral-rich water drips into cave openings.
  5. 11. When the relative amounts of two isotopes of carbon found in organic material are compared.
  6. 12. A simple graphical representation of monthly temperature and precipitation for a specific weather station.
  7. 13. Deposit that grows upward in caves.
  8. 15. When human activity is responsible for climate change.
Down
  1. 1. Climate characterized by seasonal summer-wet and winter-dry periods.
  2. 2. Study of dating past events by analyzing tree rings.
  3. 3. A kind of ice made from the greenhouse gas methane and water.
  4. 5. Climate characterized by a prominent monsoon wind pattern.
  5. 7. The most widely used modern climate classification system.
  6. 9. Study of past climates and the cause of climate change.
  7. 14. The inclination of Earth’s axis.