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HEI - Unit 2
Prepare for Unit 2 test by using this studystack
| 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 |