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Prentice Hall Ch 2 Vocab
Ch 2 Ecosystems
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Geography
9th Grade
08/06/2009

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deciduous
Definition
Trees that shed their leaves when winter approaches
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Herbivores
Definition
plant-eating animals
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Climate
Definition
area’s temperature and level of precipitation over a long period of time.
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permafrost
Definition
A layer of soil just below the surface of the tundra
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equinoxes
Definition
he days when the sun appears directly overhead at the Equator
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ecosystem
Definition
The interaction of plant life, animal life, and the physical environment in which they live
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rotation
Definition
The earth’s spinning on its axis
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continental climates
Definition
Have all 4 seasons.Usually cold, snowy winters and warm or hot summers.
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Prairies
Definition
temperate grasslands
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savannas
Definition
Tropical grasslands
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front
Definition
an air mass
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Carnivores
Definition
meat-eating animals
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Coniferous
Definition
trees that carry their seeds in cones
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Weather
Definition
the condition of the bottom layer of the earth’s atmosphere in one place over a short period of time.
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rotation
Definition
The earth completes one ____________ in approximately 24 hours.
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chaparrals
Definition
Low, scrubby trees that grow in Mediterranean climates
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precipitation
Definition
The water that falls to earth from the atmosphere
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equinox
Definition
Day and night are nearly the same length during ___________________
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