Climate Zones Word Search
Free Climate Zones word search. We picked 12 themed words — the terms and ideas of a school subject — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: TROPICAL, TEMPERATE, ARID, POLAR, MEDITERRANEAN, EQUATOR, LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, ALTITUDE, MONSOON, SAVANNA, TAIGA.
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Climate Zones word list, defined
- TROPICAL /trəˈprɒpɪkəl/ (British); /trəˈprɑːpɪkəl/ (US) · adjective (also noun)
- Relating to the tropics, the regions near the Equator, especially those characterized by hot, humid climates. In figurative use, it describes something lush, vivid, or luxuriant. Related: subtropical, torrid, hot, humid.
- TEMPERATE /ˈtɛmpərət/ (adjective); /ˈtɛmpəreɪt/ (verb) · adjective; verb
- Temperate means showing moderation or being relatively mild, especially in climate, conduct, or degree. As a verb, it means to make something less extreme or more moderate. Related: moderate, mild, balanced, restrained.
- ARID /ˈærɪd/ · adjective
- Having little or no rainfall; extremely dry. Also used figuratively to describe something lacking in interest, vitality, or substance. Related: dry, parched, droughty, desiccated.
- POLAR British: /ˈpəʊlə(r)/; American: /ˈpoʊlɚ/ · adjective and noun
- Of or relating to the North or South Pole or the polar regions; relating to a pole, axis, or opposite extremity in geometry or physics; or characterized by sharply opposed groups, beliefs, or interests. Related: arctic, antarctic, antipodal, opposite.
- MEDITERRANEAN /ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪniən/ · adjective; noun
- Relating to the Mediterranean Sea, the lands surrounding it, or the warm, dry climate characteristic of that region. As a noun, it can refer to the Mediterranean Sea or to a person from the Mediterranean region. Related: Mediterranean, southern European, coastal, sunny.
- EQUATOR /ɪˈkweɪtər/ · noun
- The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, equidistant from the North and South Poles, dividing the planet into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. By extension, a similar line around any rotating celestial body or sphere.
- LATITUDE /ˈlætɪtjuːd/ · noun
- The angular distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees. By extension, it means freedom or scope to act, think, or make choices without undue restriction. Related: breadth, scope, freedom, leeway.
- LONGITUDE /ˈlɒnɡɪtjuːd/ (British); /ˈlɑːnɡətuːd/ (American) · noun
- The angular distance of a point on Earth’s surface, measured in degrees east or west of the prime meridian. In astronomy, longitude is the analogous angular coordinate measured along a celestial circle from a reference point.
- ALTITUDE /ˈæltɪtjuːd/ · noun
- The height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level. Also used figuratively to mean a high position or elevated rank. Related: height, elevation, loftiness, highness.
- MONSOON /mɒnˈsuːn/ (British), /mɑːnˈsuːn/ (American) · noun
- A seasonal wind system, especially in South and Southeast Asia, whose direction and strength change with the season and which is commonly associated with a period of heavy rainfall. The word can also refer to the rainy season itself. Related: seasonal rains, rainy season, wet season, seasonal rain.
- SAVANNA /səˈvænə/ · noun
- A wide, generally treeless grassland, especially one occurring in tropical or subtropical regions. The term may also denote the biome more broadly, including its grasses, scattered trees, and associated wildlife. Related: grassland, plain, prairie, steppe.
- TAIGA /ˈtaɪɡə/ · noun
- The taiga is the broad belt of mainly coniferous forest that stretches across northern North America and Eurasia, between the Arctic tundra and more temperate forests. It is also used more broadly for forests of northern or subarctic regions, including those in which larches are prominent. Related: boreal forest, coniferous forest, northern coniferous forest, subarctic forest.
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