Geography Knowledge Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• equator : an imaginary line around the middle of the earth that receives direct sunlight all year round
• weather : the temperature, rainfall, and wind on a particular day
• climate : what the weather is like in an area over a long period of time
• temperature : aspect of climate described using words like hot, mild, or cold
• rainfall : aspect of climate describing the amount of precipitation using words like wet or dry
• precipitation : high levels of this mean it rains a lot, especially in tropical rainforests
• emergent : the cool, windy top layer of the rainforest with very tall trees
• canopy : the rainforest layer that gets the most rain and sunlight, forming a roof over lower layers
• understorey : a dark, hot, and humid rainforest layer where plants grow to around three meters tall
• forestfloor : the bottom layer of the rainforest that receives almost no sunlight
• deforestation : the clearing of rainforest land for resources, farming, or logging
• orangutans : endangered animals in borneo affected by the destruction of their forest habitat
• camel : an animal adapted to the desert with long eyelashes, wide hooves, and a fat-storing hump
• oasis : an area in the desert where underground water flows to the surface, making land fertile
• nomadic : a lifestyle where people do not build permanent structures and travel across the desert
• bedouin : nomadic people living in the sahara desert who herd animals and travel with tents