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Unit 3 - Geography
Biome(Taiga)
Term | Definition |
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biome | an area that has a particular type of weather where certain animals and plants live |
adapt | change to suit one's environment |
aquatic | living in water |
grassland | a large area covered with wild grass |
tundra | a large flat area without trees in very cold parts of the world |
boreal | refering to the climate and region of the Arctic |
pine | a type of evergreen tree with leaves like needles |
fir | an evergreen tree that we usually decorate at Christmas |
seed | a small hard part of a plant from which a new plant grows |
cone | the dry fruit of a pine or fir tree |
needle | the pointy leaf of a pine or fir tree |
grizzly bear | a large brown bear |
racoon | a small animal with gey fur and a striped tail |
hibernate | sleep through the winter |
woodpecker | a small bird that lives in trees and makes holes in wood to find food |
migrate | move from one par of the world to aanother because of the season |
temperate | with mild temperatures |
oak | a type of large tree with very hard wood used for making furniture |
maple | a tree with distinctive leaves that have five points |
deer | an animal that lives in forests and has got long legs and horns |
coyote | a wild animal similar to a dog |
population | the number of people or animals that live in an area |