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Accesibility Flashcards

The ability to get to a place

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Accessability

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The ability to get to a place

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Alpine meadow

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Elevation zone above the tree line where grass, herbs andlow shrubs grow.

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Arctic Circle

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The polar circle located in the northern hemisphere.

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biodiversity

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The variety of plants, animals and other forms of life in an area.

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circle of latitude

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Imaginary circle that connects places with the same latitude.

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climate chart

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Chart that shows the average temperature and precipitation in an area.

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climate zone

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Temperature zone on Earth. The three major climate zones are tropical, temperate and polar.

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coniferous forest zone

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Part of the temperate zone where coniferous forests grow. The average temperature in winter is lower than -3°C. Also known as the coniferous forest zone.

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convectional rainfall

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Rain that occurs when air heats up, rises, and cools down again.

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cultural landscape

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Landscape where people have built houses, roads, fields, etc.

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deciduous forest zone

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Area within the temperate zone that contains deciduous trees, such as oaks and beeches.

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deforestation

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Clearing forests by chopping down the trees there.

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desert

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A very dry area where almost nothing grows.

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elevation zone

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Zone in a mountain range where certain types of vegetation grow. Also called altitude zone.

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equator

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Imaginary line dividing the Earth into two halves: the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere.

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extensive livestock farming

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System of livestock farming with very few animals per hectare.

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glacier

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Large body of ice that slowly moves down a slope.

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heterogeneous forest

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Forest where both deciduous and coniferous trees grow. It is located between the taiga and deciduous forest zones.

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high latitude

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Part of the Earth’s surface that is far from the equator (over 60°).

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high mountain range

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Mountain range with peaks that are higher than 1,500 m.

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intensive livestock farming

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System of livestock farming with large numbers of animals per hectare.

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irrigation

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Artificial methods for watering crops.

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isotherm

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Imaginary line that connects places with the same temperature.

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land ice

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A layer of perpetual snow that has been turned into a thick sheet of ice.

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latitude

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Distance in degrees from the equator.

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layers

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All the levels that make up the forest from the bottom to the treetops.

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low latitude

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Part of the Earth’s surface that is near the equator (less than 30°).

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natural landscape

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A landscape that is largely untouched by humans and is still in its natural state.

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natural resources

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Materials found in nature that are useful to humans.

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North Pole

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The northernmost point on Earth.

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oasis

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Place in the desert where there is water.

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original vegetation

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The plant life that naturally grows in an area.

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permafrost

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Ground that is always frozen.

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perpetual snow

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Snow that never melts.

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polar circles

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Circles of latitude at 66½°N (Arctic Circle) and 66½°S (Antarctic Circle).

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polar regions

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Areas north of 66½°N and south of 66½°S.

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population cluster

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When many people live in the same area.

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population density

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The average number of people per square kilometre (km2).

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population distribution

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How people are spread across a country or region.

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precipitation

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Water from the atmosphere that falls to the ground as rain, snow, or hail.

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rainy season

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A period of high rainfall that occurs each year in the tropics.

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reforestation

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Planting and cultivating young trees after a forest has been cleared.

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relief

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Differences in elevation in a landscape.

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rocky zone

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High elevation zone where the weather is so cold and the ground is so hard that there is almost no vegetation.

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savannah

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Landscape in the tropics with tall grass and clusters of trees and shrubs.

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scale level

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The level of detail you choose when you look at the world: local, regional, national, continental or global.

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sea ice

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Frozen seawater (drift ice, pack ice).

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shifting cultivation

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Form of agriculture where the soil is not fertile enough for permanent cultivation, so farmers use a plot of land for a short period of time before moving on to a new plot.

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South Pole

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The southernmost point on Earth.

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steppe

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Dry area that gets just enough rain for grasses and shrubs to grow.

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sustainable

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Describes something that can continue to exist if it is handled responsibly.

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taiga

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Part of the temperate zone where coniferous forests grow. The average temperature in winter is lower than -3°C. Also known as the coniferous forest zone.

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temperate zone

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Area between 231⁄2°N and 661⁄2°N and between 231⁄2°S and 661⁄2°S. Temperate means not very hot and not very cold.

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tree line

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Imaginary line dividing an area with trees from an area that is too cold for trees to grow (colder than 10°C in summer).

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Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn

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Two lines of latitude located at 231⁄2°N and 231⁄2°S, marking the northern and southern boundaries of the tropical zones.

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tropical rainforest

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Dense forest found in warm, humid tropical regions.

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tropics

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Warm climate zone near the equator between 23½°N and 23½°S.

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tundra

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Treeless area in polar regions where the only vegetation is grass, moss and low shrubs.

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vegetation

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The plants growing in an area.

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