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Name
WORD SEARCH PUZZLE
Read each vocabulary definition below. On the line before each definition write the appropriate letter, then find each in the word search. Look
up, down, across, backwards and diagonally to find the words.
P X V G K M R W S A V A N N A
D R O U G H T C E J T B Y O Q
WORD BANK
A) agriculture
B) alluvial
C) arboreal
D) climate
E) desert
F) drought
G) exotic river
H) liana
I) monsoon
J) montane
K) precipitation
L) savanna
M) seasonality
N) selva
O) tropical
Z S E A S O N A L I T Y V O P
B N X C M N R W V X W S T S M
V C O L I S S W A G E G K N O
L M T M V P X X Z R Z Q B O N
C C I B W A I K U R W V G M T
L X C V Q L R T V G Y B X R A
A Z R C G L L K A H B H O J N
E C I K L U W A W T C P G K E
R V V B C V K N K N I M G C Y
O Z E I Z I X A C C H O W W N
B G R J K A M I A B B C N M Q
R G Q Z H L C L I M A T E H G
A Q D E S E R T Y N X V P Q R
1. ____ a type of woody vine found in tropical rainforests
2. ____ a prolonged period without precipitation
3. ____ describes a temperate zone in the tropical highlands that is humid, cool, and is usually heavily cultivated
4. ____ large stream that originates in a well-watered area far from the desert that it flows through
5. ____ dense tropical rainforest, found in South America (the Amazon Rainforest) and in parts of Mesoamerica, such as in Costa Rica
6. ____ describes lands located between 23.5o north and 23.5o south of the equator
7. ____ type of land use that involves cultivating the soil for the purpose of raising crops and livestock
8. ____ a seasonal wind that brings heavy summer rains to Southern and South East Asia
9. ____ a region of dry land where months of drought may be broken by short periods of intense rainfall; very sparse vegetation grows
here
10. ____ a grassland found in the wet-dry tropics; vegetation consists of grasses, scattered trees and drought-resistant woody shrubs
11. ____ the yearly pattern of weather in a given place, taking into account temperature, wind, precipitation, latitude, elevation, and distance
from mountain ranges and major bodies of water
12. ____ the occurrence of weather phenomena as specific times of year, such as summer rains or winter snowfall
13. ____ describes soil made up of sand, gravel, silt, or clay deposited by running water
14. ____ the part of the water cycle in which water falls to Earth in such forms as rain, snow, hail, or sleet
15. ____ refers to animals that are tree-dwelling
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