Across
- 2. A hot, moist biome where it rains all year long, known for its dense canopies of vegetation that form different layers
- 4. The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
- 5. A process through which a person or group from one culture comes to adopt the practices and values of another culture, while still retaining their own distinct culture
- 8. A major city together with its suburbs and nearby cities and towns
- 9. A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake
- 10. A community or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment
- 13. Zone- Zone of moderate climate between the Tropical and Polar Zones
- 14. Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place
- 18. A term used to describe how trade and technology have made the world into a more connected and interdependent place
- 19. A resource that can be replenished naturally over time. As a result, it is sustainable despite its consumption by humankind
- 20. The geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water
Down
- 1. The practice of cutting down forests and burning the underbrush as a means of clearing land for future farming
- 3. The movement of ideas, including beliefs, from one culture to another
- 6. Any one of the groups that humans are often divided into based on physical traits, such as skin color, and regarded as common among people of shared ancestry
- 7. Movement of animals or people from one region to another
- 11. A shared identity based on culture, language, common ancestry, and religion
- 12. A depression or dip in the Earth's surface
- 15. The thinning or clearing of forests by humans
- 16. A way to understand places and the relationships between people and their environments
- 17. The process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere