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Chapter 2
Earths physical geography
Question | Answer |
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vertical climate | climate changes with height of mountain |
revolution | a circular journey around the sun |
plateau | a large flat area that rises above surrounding land |
magma | layer of rock below the plates |
weathering | process of breaking rocks down into tiny pieces |
three things that cause weathering | wind, rain, and ice |
Atmosphere | provides life giving oxygen for people & animals and carbon dioxide for plants |
orbit | the oval shaped path the earth travles around the sun |
vegetation | plants that grow naturally |
plate | huge pieces of the earths crust |
axis | an imaginary line running through the earth between north and south |
tundra | lies along the artic circle with shor cold summers and long colder winters |
precipitation | water that falls to the group as rain sleet hail or snow |
temperature | how cold or hot the air feels |
canopy | a cover created by upper branches of trees where sunlight can't get through |
how does latitude effect earths climate | the closer the latitude is to the sun the warmer the climate (low, middle, high). The tempatures vary by latitude |
wind and waters effects on the earth's climate | they keep the earth from overheating |
why is there a lot of vegetation in the rainforest | because there is a lot of rain, heat and light |
what kinds of vegetation grow in humid continental climate | grasslands and forests |
what kind of vegetation grows in polar climate | low shrubs, mosses, lichens and a few flowering plants |