Flashcards
Climates
Cards in this deck (19)
- 1AdaptTo adjust to the conditions
- 2AltitudeHeight above sea level
- 3AspectDirection a place faces in relation to the sun
- 4CoarseMade of large grains or particles
- 5ConcentrateTo focus on; to gather in one place
- 6EquatorAn imaginary circle around the Earth that is equidistant from the North Pole and the South Pole
- 7ExposedUndercover or unprotected, open to the weather
- 8IndigenousOriginating or occurring naturally in an area
- 9IrrigationThe artificial watering of land
- 10IsolatedFar away from others, remote
- 11LatitudePosition north or south of the equator, measured in degrees
- 12MigrateTo leave a place to live in another place
- 13OasisA fertile area in a desert where water is found
- 14Prevailing windA wind from the direction that is most usual at a particular place or during a particular season
- 15Semi-arid climateRegion that receives very little rainfall and struggles to support vegetation, often found on the fringes of deserts
- 16SustainableCapable of being continued with minimal long-term effects on people and the environment
- 17TaigaThe swampy coniferous forest found in boreal climates
- 18Trap rootsRoots that grow vertically downwards to reach water
- 19Water tableThe level below which the ground is saturated with water
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- Adapt, Altitude, Aspect, Coarse, Concentrate, Equator, Exposed, Indigenous, Irrigation, Isolated, Latitude, Migrate, Oasis, Prevailing Winds, Semi-arid Climate, Sustainable, Taiga, Trap Roots, Water Table
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- Riona Stevenson
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