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Geography
Question | Answer |
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An intense wind or rain storm that forms over oceans in the tropics | Tropical Cyclone |
Circular Motion | Revolution |
The condition of the air and sky from day to day | Weather |
The path one body makes as it circles around another | Orbit |
Plants that grow in a region | Vegetation |
How hot or cold the air is | Temperature |
A large, mostly flat area that rises above the surrounding land | Plateau |
A layer of gases surrounding a planet | Atmosphere |
An imaginary line through earth between the north and south poles, around which earth turns | Axis |
A flat, grassy region, or open plain with scattered trees and thorny bushes | Savannas |
The overall weather patterns of a region, as influenced by elevation; the higher the elevation, the colder the climate | Vertical Climate |
Desert vegetation that needs little water | Desert scrub |
In geography, a huge section of earth's crust | Plate |
An area of cold climate and low lying vegetation | Tundra |