Section 3: World Climate Patterns Flashcards
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Natural Vegetation
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The plant life that grows in an area where the natural enviroment is unchanged by human activity.
2
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Oasis
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An area of lush vegetation in the desert supported by underground springs.
3
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Coniferous
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Trees that have cones.
4
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Deciduous
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Trees that have broad leaves, change color and drop their leaves in autumn.
5
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Mixed Forest
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Typical of marine west coast climates are mixed forests with both kinds of trees.
6
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Chaparral
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Thickets of woody bushes and short trees that grow on lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
7
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Prairie
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Inland grasslands.
8
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Permafrost
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A thick subsurface of soil that remains frozen throughout the year.
9
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Hypothesis
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A scientific explanation.
10
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Smog
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A visible chemical haze in the atmophere that endangers people’s health.
