Geography terms Crossword

An ecological community together with its environment, functioning as a unit.
the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.
the act of precipitating; state of being precipitated.
a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, especially such a community that has developed to climax.
of, relating to, or near an equator, especially the equator of the earth.
the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth's surface, measured on the meridian of the point.
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
the top layer of the rainforest
a tree root that extends above ground as a platelike outgrowth of the trunk supporting the tree. Buttress roots are mainly found in trees of tropical rain forests
Altocumulus clouds are middle-level clouds that form at a height of around 6,500 to 20,000 feet above the sea level. There are several species and varieties of altocumulus clouds.
the primary layer that forms a roof over the understory layer and the forest floor. Many animals and birds live in this maze of leaves and branches.
the dark organic material in soils, produced by the decomposition of vegetable or animal matter and essential to the fertility of the earth.
the act of adapting.
is a farming method that involves the cutting and burning of plants in a forest or woodland to create a field called a swidden.
different natural materials
leaves that are specially adapted leaves that are commonly know to grow on plants in the rainforest. They have a curved, and bent down surface, which allows the rain to fall and tickle down the leaf.
the undergrowth of a forest consisting usually of plants from 3 to about 15 feet in height and including both shrubby vegetation and seedling trees
the removal of a forest or stand of trees from land which is then converted to a non-forest use.[
a place with high rainfall that grows in a tropical region.
hows changes in elevation over a given area of land. Using different colors or lines.