Voc Unit 4 Crossword

the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms.
Biomes are distinct biological communities that have formed in response to a shared physical climate.
the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
height above a certain level and especially above sea level.
"upwind," or the direction from which the wind is blowing.
the side sheltered or away from the wind. "the ship was drifting to leeward"
A rain shadow is a patch of land that has been forced to become a desert because mountain ranges blocked all plant-growing, rainy weather.
A climograph is a graphical representation of a location's basic climate.
abandon (a person, cause, or organization) in a way considered disloyal or treacherous. "we feel our public representatives have deserted us"
biomes consist of large open areas of grass. Trees can be present, but they are infrequent. ... Low rainfall, wildland fires, and grazing by animals are three factors that maintain
tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons.
a thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year, occurring chiefly in polar regions.
is an area of tall, mostly evergreen trees and a high amount of rainfall.
vegetation composed primarily of broad-leaved trees that shed all their leaves during one season.
Taiga
the order in which or the conditions under which one person after another succeeds to a property, dignity, title, or throne.
also called late seral, late-successional, K-selected or equilibrium species
are hardy species which are the first to colonize barren environments or previously biodiverse steady-state ecosystems that have been disrupted, such as by fire.
is ecological succession that begins in essentially lifeless areas, such as regions in which there is no soil or where the soil is incapable of sustaining life (because of recent lava flows, newly formed sand dunes, or rocks left from a retreating glacier).