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4. Characterized by trees that lose their leaves at the end of each growing season
6. The part of Earth that supports life, including all ecosystems and living organisms
8. Area in which the vegetation is dominated by a nearly continuous cover of grasses
9. The downwind side of a mountain, island, or other obstruction
11. When a new patch of land is created or exposed for the first time
13. A dry area of land that receives little rainfall and has high evaporation rates
14. Ground that remains frozen for at least two years in a row
15. Happens when a climax community or intermediate community is impacted by a disturbance
16. weather pattern that causes a dry area to form on the leeward side of a mountain range
18. Dense forest with a high volume of rainfall, tall trees, and a closed canopy
19. Measures the distance north or south of the equator

1. The height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level
2. A subarctic forest of short conifer trees that stretches across North America, Europe, and Asia
3. A large area of land or water with a specific climate, vegetation, and animal life
5. The first organisms to colonize a barren or disturbed environment
7. A graph that shows a location's average temperature and precipitation over time
10. Toward or turned toward the direction from which the wind is blowing
12. A plant species that represents the final stage of ecological succession in an area
17. A directional, predictable change in community structure over time
20. A biome of treeless, frozen ground and the coldest of all the biomes