Ch. 11 Sect. 1 Vocab Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
landmass | a very large area of land |
steppe | a very large plain of dry grassland |
permafrost | permanently frozen ground |
tundra | flat treeless land found in arctic and subarctic regions |
taiga | the large forest area that stretches through northern Russia, Canada, and other northern countries |
nonrenewable fossil fuel | a source of energy such as oil, natural gas or coal that is in limited supply |
peat | the material from very old decayed plants that burns like coal |
hydroelectric power | a source of energy that uses flowing water to produce electricity |
methane | a colorless, odorless, natural gas released from carbon |
greenhouse gas | a gas that traps the sun's heat over Earth |
semiarid | somewhat dry, with very little rainfall |
arid | very dry, having almost no rainfall |
pesticide | a chemical that kills harmful insects and weeds |
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