Geography Knowledge Crossword Puzzle
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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
