Y5 - The Earth Vocabulary Flashcards

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Biodiversity

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variety of plants and animals.

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Biome

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a large area of land with a particular climate, and type of animals and plants.

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Climate

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the general weather conditions and patterns in an area over a long period of time (years, decades).

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Climate zones

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areas of the world with similar climates (temperatures and precipitation).

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Conservation

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protecting species plants and animals from extinction and maintaining and restoring habitats.

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Deciduous

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a tree that sheds it leaves in autumn.

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Deforestation

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cutting down trees.

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Ecosystem

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a community of plants and animals that live and work together within a certain environment.

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Equator

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the imaginary line that runs around the middle of the earth (0 degrees latitude).

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Fauna

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the animals that normally live in a particular biome.

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Flora

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the plants that normally grow in a particular biome.

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Latitude

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imaginary lines which go around the earth horizontally.

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Longitude

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imaginary lines which go around the earth vertically, called meridians.

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Prime meridian

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imaginary line running through Greenwich London (0 degrees longitude).

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Temperate

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mild weather, further away from the equator.

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Times zones

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based on the lines of longitude. There are 24 time zones.

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Tropics

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a place on earth near to the equator.