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geography
Term | Definition |
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weather | the condition of the bottom layer of the earth's atmosphere in one place over a short period of time |
climate | the term used for the weather patterns that an area tyically experiences over a long period of time |
rotation | the spinning motion of the earth |
revolution | one complete orbit of the earth around the sun |
solstice | either of the two times a year when appears |
equinox | either of the two times each year when |
precipitation | all the forms of water that fall to earth from the atmosphere,including rain and snow |
front | the boundary between two masses of air that differ in density or temperature |
continental climate | the type of climate found in the great central areas of the northern hemisphere |
ecosystem | the interaction pf plant life, animal life and the physical environment in which they live in |
biome | the term used to describe a major type of ecosystem that can be found in various regions throught the world |
deciduous | leaf-shedding |
coniferous | cone-bearing |
chaparral | a type of natural vegrtation that is adapted to mediterranean climates |
savanna | a tropical grassland with scattered trees ,located in the warm lands near equator |
herbivore | a plant-eating animal |
carnivore | a meat-eating animal |
prairie | a temperate grasslands characrerized by a great variety oof grasses |
tundra | a dry, treeless plain where temperatures are always cool or cold |
permafrost | a layer of soil just below the earth's surface that stayes pernanently frozen |