Geography Vocab Crossword

a natural feature of the earth's surface.
a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat, e.g. forest or tundra.
A thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth
the total amount of water on a planet
the solid, outer part of the Earth
global ecosystem composed of living organisms and the nonliving factors from which they derive energy and nutrients.
the process that breaks things down.
Forces originating beneath the surface that alter the surface configuration of the earth as a result of tectonic plate movement
the average condition for about thirty years
the breakdown of rocks and organic materials creates farmable land.
a ring-shaped coral reef, island, or series of islets
a long, deep, narrow body of water that reaches far inland
the movement of one object around a center or another object, a forceful overthrow of a government by the people or any sudden or grand change
a dry area on the leeward side of a mountainous area (away from the wind)
the circular motion around an internal central axis or point