Final Review Flashcards
(29 cards)
Coniferous:
needle leaf trees
Biome:
A regional ecosystem
Chaparral:
drought-resistant trees
Convection:
transfer of heat
Deciduous:
Broadleaf trees
Ecosystem:
community of plants and animals
Latitude:
run parallel or side to side, dividing the earth into north and south
Longitude:
Go around the earth or up and down, dividing the earth into east and west.
Map projection:
mapping the earth’s surface
Steppe:
temperate grassland
Topographic map:
general reference map
Tundra:
flat treeless lands
Apartheid:
complete separation of the races
Atoll:
ringlike coral island or string of small islands
Biodiversity:
Variety of organisms
Caste-Systems:
Aryan system of social classes
Chernozem:
Black topsoil
Dynasty:
Series of rulers
Escarpment:
Steep slope
Greater Antilles:
Group of the larger islands
Guest workers:
Largely unskilled laborer
Human resources:
Skills and talents
North Atlantic drift:
Current
Richer scale:
Measure information