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Geography Chapter 2
All the definitions we needed to know for our chapter 2 test
Question | Answer |
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climate | the average weather of an area over a long period of time |
physical process | any naturally occurring change on or in earth, such as an earthquake |
climate change | changes in long-term weather patterns caused by natural events and human activity |
desertification | the unwanted process of turning arable land into desert due to factors such as reduced rainfall and pour agricultural practises |
drylands | areas with a long growing season and a semi-desert to moist climate includes grassland and semi-desert scrub |
climate model | a mathematical representation of earths atmosphere, ocean, and physical processes, often displayed in a map |
land reclamation | the creation of new land in coastal areas by depositing materials such as sand, rock, concrete, and sometimes garbage in the water |
erosion | the wearing away earths surface by wind, water, or glacial action |