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Flora - Climate Vocabulary Studystack

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the characteristic weather of a region climate
regular, short-term periods of climate change seasons
the region that receives the most solar radiation because the sun shines almost directly overhead tropics
any structure or behavioral feature that helps an organism survive in its environment adaptation
rise of worldwide temperatures global warming
a climate event that starts in the tropical Pacific Ocean and sets off changes in the atmosphere El Nino
modification of climate patterns near a body of water lake effect
inactive state during periods of intense heat estivation
a very localized climate that differs from the main climate microclimate
the region that extends from the poles to 66.5 degrees north and south latitudes polar zones
the planting of trees reforestation
areas between the tropics and polar zones temperate zones
natural heating caused by gases in our atmosphere trapping heat greenhouse effect
the side of the mountain on which the air descends and dries out the land leeward
mass removal of trees deforestation
a period of inactivity that some mammals undergo in the winter hibernation
the side of the mountain on which the air rises, cools and drops its moisture windward
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