Ecosystems of the World

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 6. Dry land with very little rain (plural) (7)
  2. 7. A ___ with heavy annual ___ (10)
  3. 8. A vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen (6)

Down

  1. 1. Land where ___ or ___ vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life (9)
  2. 2. Frozen water (3)
  3. 3. A port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the ___ river (8)
  4. 4. A large number or amount or extent (plural) (9)
  5. 5. A plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year (9)