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Unit 2 Vocab L2
Climate and Ecosystems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Climate | The average weather in a place over many years. |
| Weather | The condition of the air and sky at a certain time and place. |
| Tropics | Low latitudes: between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. Hot all year long. |
| Temperate Zone | Middle latitudes: Hot summer, cold winter, moderate spring and fall. |
| Water Cycle | The movement of water from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back again. |
| Prevailing Winds | Winds that most frequently blow across a region. |
| Tropical Cyclone | An intense rainstorm with strong winds that forms over oceans in the tropics. |
| Biome | Regions on Earth that are made up of similar communities of plants and animals. |
| Ecosystem | A group of plants and animals that depend on one another for survival. |