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SS Unit 1 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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adapt | to change something about yourself in order to fit new conditions |
modify | to make changes to an area |
environment: | the geographic characteristics that surround and affect the way people live |
climate | pattern of weather over a period of time ; includes temperature and amount of precipitation |
vegetation | all the plant life in an area |
population | the number of people living in an area |
biome | a biological community of plants and animals characterized by its vegetation |
tundra | a cold, dry region covered with snow for more than half the year; large treeless plain where the subsoil is always frozen |
grassland | flat or rolling areas of land covered with grasses |
plains | large areas of flat land |
tropical rainforest: | a dense tropical forest that receives lots of rain year round |
mountain | a landform that is very high and steep |
desert | an area with less than 10 inches of rain per year and a rocky, sandy surface |
Mesoamerica | an area made up of Mexico and Central America |
Western Hemisphere | half of the earth west of the Prime Meridian |
Central America | narrow strip of land (isthmus) containing seven countries that connects North America and South America |
Latin America | area South of the United States (includes Mexico, Central America, Caribbean and South America) |