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World geo ch.2
Vocabulary Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1 Weather | The condition of the bottom layer of the earths atmosphere in one place over a short period of time. |
| 2 Climate | The term used for the weather patterns that an area typically experiences over a long period of time. |
| 3 Rotation | The spinning motion of the earth,like a top on its axis, as it travels through space. |
| 4 Revolution | |
| 5 Solstice | |
| 6 Equinox | |
| 7 Precipitation | |
| 8 Front | |
| 9 Continental Climate | The typw of climate found in the great central areas of continents in the Northern Hemisphere: characterized by cold, snowy winters and warm or hot summers. |
| 10 Ecosystem | The interaction of plant life, animal life, and the physical environment in which they live. |
| 11 Biome | The term used to describe a major type of ecosystem that can be found in various regions throughout the world. |
| 12 Deciduous | A type of tree that sheds its leaves during one season. |
| 13 Coniferous | A type of tree able to survive long, cold winters with long thin needles rather than leaves |
| 14 Chaparral | A type of natural vegetation that is adapted to Mediterranean climates. small evergreen trees and low bushes, or scrub |
| 15 savanna | A tropical grassland with scatted trees, located in the warm lands near the Equator |
| 16 Herbrivore | A plant eating animal |
| 17 Carnivore | A meat eating animal |
| 18 Prairie | A temperature grassland characterized by a great variety of grasses. |
| 19 Tundra | A dry treeless plain where temperatures are always cool or cold and only specialized plants |
| 20 Permafrost |