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Ecosystem

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weather   condition outside  
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climate   average weather in many years  
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precipitation   water that falls from the sky  
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temperature   measure of hot and cold  
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polar zones   high latitude:very cold  
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tropics   low latitudes:hot  
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temperate zones   middle latitudes hot summers cold winters  
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altitude   height above sea level  
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water cycle   movement of water from earth to the atmosphere  
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evaporation   when a liquid turns into a gas  
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intertropical convergence zone   area of rising air near the equator  
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tropical cyclone   an intense rain storm  
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hurricane   cyclone that forms over the Atlantic Ocean  
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tornado   a swirling funnel of wind  
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tropical wet   hot temperatures and heavy rainfall  
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tropical wet and dry   wet season and dry season  
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humid subtropical   year-round precipitation  
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maritime   wet year-round mild winters and cool summers  
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subarctic   limited precipitation cool summers and cold winters  
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semiarid   dry climates  
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tundra   cool summers and very cold and dry winters  
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deciduous trees   trees that lose their leaves in the fall  
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coniferous trees   produce cones to create seeds  
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savanna   park like landscape of grasslands  
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ecosystem   animals or plants that depend on each other to live  
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