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Flashcards by amy_derrick1, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by amy_derrick1
over 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What's an ECOSYSTEM? | ...a community of plants and animals which interact with eachother and their non-living environment(rocks+soil). |
| What's ALTITUDE/RELIEF? | ...the height of an object/point in relation to sea level. |
| What is LATITUDE? | ...how far away a place is either side of the Equator.(England= 23.5'N) |
| When does FRONTAL RAIN fall?... |
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| When does RELIEF RAIN fall?... |
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| When does CONVECTIONAL RAIN fall?... |
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| What's a BIOME? | ...a world scale eco-system. |
| 8 BIOMES of the world? | Tropical Rainforest; Tropical Savanna; Desert; Chaparral(shrubland); Grassland; Temperate Deciduoous Forest; Temperate Boreal Forest:+ Arctic and Alpine Tundra. |
| What's a LIANA? | ...thick vines that just loop around tree trunks to get sunlight. |
| What's an EPIPHYTE? | ... they forget about roots and just perch high on branches. |
| What's a fern? | ...a plant adapted to living in the dark shade of the thick trees. |
| Why are BUTTRESS ROOTS needed? | ...they support the very tall trees and keep it upright, so it doesn't overbalance with the weight of the massive tree. |
| BIOTIC? | ...a living thing. |
| ABIOTIC? | ...a non-living thing. |
| What's SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT? | ...meets the needs of the current population without compromising the needs of the future generations. |
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