Created by Riona Stevenson
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Question | Answer |
Adapt | To adjust to the conditions |
Altitude | Height above sea level |
Aspect | Direction a place faces in relation to the sun |
Coarse | Made of large grains or particles |
Concentrate | To focus on; to gather in one place |
Equator | An imaginary circle around the Earth that is equidistant from the North Pole and the South Pole |
Exposed | Undercover or unprotected, open to the weather |
Indigenous | Originating or occurring naturally in an area |
Irrigation | The artificial watering of land |
Isolated | Far away from others, remote |
Latitude | Position north or south of the equator, measured in degrees |
Migrate | To leave a place to live in another place |
Oasis | A fertile area in a desert where water is found |
Prevailing wind | A wind from the direction that is most usual at a particular place or during a particular season |
Semi-arid climate | Region that receives very little rainfall and struggles to support vegetation, often found on the fringes of deserts |
Sustainable | Capable of being continued with minimal long-term effects on people and the environment |
Taiga | The swampy coniferous forest found in boreal climates |
Trap roots | Roots that grow vertically downwards to reach water |
Water table | The level below which the ground is saturated with water |
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