the condition of the bottom layer of the earths atmosphere in one place over a short period of time.

the tearm used for the weather patterns that an area tipically experiences over a long period of time

the spinning motion of the earth, like a top on its axis, as it travels through space

one complete orbit of the earth around the earth. The earth completes one revolution every 365 1/4 days or one year.

either two times a year when the sun appears directly overhead at the tropics of cancer and capercorn

either of the two times each year (spring and fall) when day and night are nearly equal length everwhere on earth

all forms of water that fall to earth from the atmosphere includng rain and snow.

the boundary between two masses of air that differ in density or temperature

a type of climate found in the great central areas of continents in northern hemisphere; charecterized by cold, snowy winters and warm or hot summers

the interaction of plant life, animal life, and the physical enviroment in which they live.

the term used to describe a major type of ecosystem that can be found in various regions throughout the world.

Leaf shedding; a type of tree that sheds its leaves during one season.

cone bearing; a type of tree able to survive long, cold winters, with long, thin needles rather than leaves.

a type of natural vegitation that is adapted to meditteraininan climates; small evergreen trees and low bushes, or scrub

a tropical grassland with scattered trees, located in the warm lands near the equator

a temperate grassland charecterized by a great variety of grasses

a dry, treeless plain where the temperatures are always cool or cold and only specialized plants that can grow

a layer of soil just below the earths surface that stays permanently frozen

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Chapter 2 voc.

Geography

Term	Definition
weather	the condition of the bottom layer of the earths atmosphere in one place over a short period of time.
climate	the tearm used for the weather patterns that an area tipically experiences over a long period of time
rotation	the spinning motion of the earth, like a top on its axis, as it travels through space
revolution	one complete orbit of the earth around the earth. The earth completes one revolution every 365 1/4 days or one year.
solstice	either two times a year when the sun appears directly overhead at the tropics of cancer and capercorn
equinox	either of the two times each year (spring and fall) when day and night are nearly equal length everwhere on earth
precipitation	all forms of water that fall to earth from the atmosphere includng rain and snow.
front	the boundary between two masses of air that differ in density or temperature
continental climate	a type of climate found in the great central areas of continents in northern hemisphere; charecterized by cold, snowy winters and warm or hot summers
ecosystem	the interaction of plant life, animal life, and the physical enviroment in which they live.
biome	the term used to describe a major type of ecosystem that can be found in various regions throughout the world.
decideous	Leaf shedding; a type of tree that sheds its leaves during one season.
coniferous	cone bearing; a type of tree able to survive long, cold winters, with long, thin needles rather than leaves.
chapparal	a type of natural vegitation that is adapted to meditteraininan climates; small evergreen trees and low bushes, or scrub
savanna	a tropical grassland with scattered trees, located in the warm lands near the equator
herbivore	a plant eating animal
carnivore	meat eating animal
prairie	a temperate grassland charecterized by a great variety of grasses
tundra	a dry, treeless plain where the temperatures are always cool or cold and only specialized plants that can grow
permafrost	a layer of soil just below the earths surface that stays permanently frozen

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