And in the north, they're found on north-facing slopes.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript - Breaking News: NASA Announces Discovery of Water on Mars - June 22, 2000] Reference

All the north-facing surfaces were covered in gray lichen.    From Wordnik.com.  [Persuader]

Wet: permanently damp sites (e.g. north-facing gully sites).    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 10] Reference

Shrubs dominate the lower slopes, especially north-facing aspects.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tibetan Plateau alpine shrub and meadows] Reference

A dry snow blew down and dusted the north-facing slopes with white.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Plains of Passage]

We saw signs of recent avalanche activity on the north-facing slopes.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 18, 2006] Reference

Using the cool, north-facing slopes that still had a little snow left.    From Wordnik.com.  [grouse Diary Entry] Reference

Steep, rocky north-facing slopes are commonly used for livestock grazing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Oregon (EPA)] Reference

SHAW: The modern kitchen has a north-facing door that lets in a lot of light.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 12, 2005] Reference

Forests on steep, north-facing slopes are more mesic than on southern aspects.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Oklahoma (EPA)] Reference

Pockets of aspen, limber pine, and Douglasfir are often found on north-facing slopes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Wyoming (EPA)] Reference

Everywhere, trees are larger on north-facing slopes than on drier south-facing slopes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of New Jersey (EPA)] Reference

Near the Blue Mountains, some north-facing slopes have Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Oregon (EPA)] Reference

Twelve stories above him and ten yards behind his left shoulder was a north-facing window.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hard Way]

At lower elevations on north-facing slopes, soil depth and restioid root lengths increase.    From Wordnik.com.  [Montane fynbos and renosterveld] Reference

In ravines and on steep, lower, north-facing slopes, hemlock-mixed hardwood forests occur.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of New Jersey (EPA)] Reference

In Greek times, north-facing soothsayers equated the setting sun on their left with ill omens.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mexico: Obrador Burns His Bridges] Reference

It was north-facing, quite dim inside, and perhaps this was why Father did not see us at first.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Bonesetter's Daughter]

An air conditioner, not turned on, was built into the wall below one of the north-facing windows.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kahawa]

Wildings (natural seedlings) have also been used successfully, especially on north-facing slopes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 18] Reference

Douglas-fir, lodgepole pine, quaking aspen, and mountain mahogany occupy the north-facing slopes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Wyoming (EPA)] Reference

Soil temperature regimes are mostly thermic, but mesic on north-facing slopes at higher elevation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Santa Ynez - Sulphur Mountains (Bailey)] Reference

Boreal influence increases toward the north and some north-facing valleys have extensive peatlands.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Idaho (EPA)] Reference

In the Northern Hemisphere, south-facing slopes tend to be warmer and drier than north-facing slopes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Soil] Reference

Shrubs and small trees, mainly pinyon and oneseed juniper, occur in canyons and on north-facing slopes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Oklahoma (EPA)] Reference

The warmer north-facing slopes have low and drought-prone soils where shallow-rooted restioids dominate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Montane fynbos and renosterveld] Reference

The north-facing hillsides are normally drier, and support different communities than the southern slopes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Montane fynbos and renosterveld] Reference

Douglas-fir with an understory of snowberry and pinegrass grows in mesic areas and on north-facing slopes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Wyoming (EPA)] Reference

On moister sites, hemlock-mixed hardwood forest grows in ravines and on lower, north-facing steep slopes over gneiss.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of New Jersey (EPA)] Reference

In moister valleys, ravines, and on steep, lower, north-facing diabase ridges, hemlock-mixed hardwood forests are native.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of New Jersey (EPA)] Reference

Evergreen trees preferred north-facing slopes and sandier soils and, where the moisture was sufficient, grew to great heights.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Plains of Passage]

The north-facing side doesn't get direct sunlight, so you can expose that glass to the outside, allowing in more natural light.    From Wordnik.com.  [10 Questions for . . . Tyler Jones, Home Builder] Reference

The Cape Floral Region lies between the Ocean and the east - and north-facing slopes of the L-shaped Cape Folded Mountain chain.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cape Floral Protected Areas, South Africa] Reference

Much of this ecoregion has been destroyed leaving about 15% of the original vegetation intact, mainly on the north-facing slopes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Santa Marta montane forests] Reference

Forests on steep, north-facing slopes are more mesic than on southern aspects; grassy woodlands are found on steepest, south-facing slopes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Arkansas (EPA)] Reference