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Chapter 2 Vocabulary
Chapter 2 vocabulary words.
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Geography
7th Grade
09/17/2007

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evaporation
Definition
When the sun's heat turns liquids into water vapor.
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water cycle
Definition
The constant movement of the Earth's water; the amount of water on Earth is always the same.
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glaciers and ice caps...
Definition
Have most of the Earth's fresh water.
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water vapor
Definition
It's water in the atmosphere in the form of a gas.
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glaciers and ice sheets are
Definition
They are masses of water that have frozen solid.
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groundwater
Definition
The water that fills tiny cracks and holes in the Earth's surface. It is our largest source of fresh water.
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climate is determined by...
Definition
It is determined by atmosphere, altitude, mountains, movement of air, water currents, and latitude.
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monsoons
Definition
These are tremendous seasonal winds and rain that blow over Asia.
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El Ninos occur when...
Definition
They occur when cold winds from the east are weak.
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the Gulf Stream
Definition
It is a warm ocean current.
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rain shadow
Definition
The dry area on the side of the mountains (the leeward side), facing away from the wind.
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greenhouse effect
Definition
This is when gases in the atmosphere build up, warming the Earth.
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tropics
Definition
The regions with low latitudes and hot climate.
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mid-latitude region has...
Definition
It has more different climate zones than anywhere else.
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deciduous trees
Definition
These are trees that lose their leaves in the fall.
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coniferous trees
Definition
These are trees that are evergreen and do not drop leaves, with cones and needles.
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humid subtropical climate
Definition
This climate has rainfalls often in the humid summer months. The winters are short and mild. Palms, oak, and magnolia trees grow here.
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subarctic climate
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This is a climate iwth cold, bitter winters and houses taiga (large evergreen forests).
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tundra
Definition
a dry, treeless area where mosses, grasses, and lichens grow; a vast, treeless plain.
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permafrost
Definition
This is when only the top layers of snow thaw, leaving the lower layers of snow frozen all year.
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desert
Definition
This place has fewer than 10 inches of rain a year.
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steppes
Definition
These are partly dry grasslands and prairies surrounding a desert.
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timberline
Definition
This is the elevation on a mountain, above which no trees grow.
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biosphere
Definition
This is the "sphere" which includes all living things and their environment.
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acid rain
Definition
This "rain" is chemical pollutants falling in the form of rain.
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