Climate, Soil, & Vegetation Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• parent material : broken down by erosion to begin soil production
• natural vegetation : grown without human interference
• latitude : the amount of direct sunlight a region receives depends on it's:
• elevation : climate factor that causes cooling as you go higher
• humus : rich in organic materials
• precipitation : proximity to large bodies of water affects the amount of _ a region gets.
• temperature range : difference between the highest temperature and lowest temperature of a climate station
• labrador : cold ocean current
• topsoil : rich in nutrients, dark in colour
• transition : type of zone that shows the gradual change in natural vegetation
• climate : overall pattern of weather
• deciduous : types of trees that lose their leaves and need warmer temperatures and rain
• precipitation : on a climate graph the bar graph represents a climate station's:
• subsoil : layer consisting of a combination of nutrients and minerals
• maritime : type of location generally located along the coast
• air mass : brings the characteristics of temperature and moisture from wherever it has been
• weather : day-to-day characteristics of atmospheric conditions
• leaching : when nutrients are pulled downwards, out of reach from the plant roots
• latitude : refers to the distance from the equator
• coniferous : types of trees that can withstand colder temperature and snow
• continental : type of location generally located inland
• calcification : occurs in drier climates where nutrients are pulled upwards and evaporated
• arctic : type of climate located in the far north of canada
• gulf stream : warm ocean current
• temperature : on a climate graph the line graph represents a climate station's: