Term | Definition |
Ecosystem | An area where plants and animals depend on one another for survival |
Biome | a large group of similar ecosystems. |
Coniferous Forest Biome | Taiga forest |
wetlands biome | swamps, bogs and marshlands |
coral reef Biome | occurs in warm water in the ocean |
tundra biome | a cold frozen land |
deforestation | cutting down and burning of forests? |
tectonic movement | causes volcanoes and earthquakes? |
conservation | using resources carefully to avoid waste |
irrigation | collecting water and distributing it to crops |
natural forces | Earthquakes, erosion, volcanoes are examples of what? |
hurricanes | storms that start in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific Ocean |
typhoons | storms that start in the western Pacific Ocean |
cyclones | storms that start in the Indian Ocean |
erosion | movement of rock by wind, water and ice |
biodiversity | the many different kinds of life on Earth |
Mantle | Layer of hot, dense rock surrounding the Earth's core |
crust | part of the earth that includes the continents |
magma | Melted rock that is called lava when it comes from a volcano |
plate tectonics | Explains how the continents move |
Deciduous Forest | A temperate forest where the leafs fall off during parts of the year |
HEI | How humans affect, depend and adapt to their environment |
Physical Characteristics | Climate, land forms, vegetation, and animal life. |
Climate | weather over a long period of time in a certain area |
Tornadoes | Storms that start over land that can have strong damaging winds |
Tsunami | Large wave caused by earthquake that happens in the ocean |