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Earth/Vegetation Vocabulary
16 Words - Chapter 2: Sections 1, 3, and 4
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Geography
6th Grade
03/03/2010

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orbit

 

Definition
The path one body makes as it circles around another body.
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revolution
Definition
A circular journey; 365 1/4  days.
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axis
Definition
An imaginary line around which a planet spins.  Earth's axis runs through its center from the North Pole to the South Pole.  (tilt = 23 1/2 degrees)
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rotation
Definition
A complete turn in 24 hours.  (24 time zones)
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vegetation

Definition
Plants that grow in a region.
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tundra
Definition
An area of cold climate and low lying vegetation.  2 types of it:  Alpine and Arctic
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canopy
Definition
The dense mass of leaves and branches forming the top layer of a forest.
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savanna
Definition
A flat grassy region, or open plain with scattered trees and thorny bushes.  Tropical grasslands.
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desert scrub
Definition
Desert vegetation that needs little water.
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deciduous
Definition
A tree that loses its leaves in the fall.
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coniferous
Definition
a tree that produces cones that carry seeds.
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weather
Definition
the condition of the air and sky from day to day
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precipitation
Definition
water that falls to the ground as rain, sleet, hail, or snow
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temperature
Definition
how hot or cold the air is
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climate
Definition
the average weather over many years
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tropical cyclone
Definition
an intense wind and rain storm that forms over oceans in the tropics
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