Biomes Unit Test Flashcards

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Humanities

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The study of people and culture

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Geography

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Geo=Earth, Graphy=Study; Study of the earth

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Atmosphere

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Gases surrounding the earth or another planet; gases in the air.

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Biosphere

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All land-based ecosystems; Zone of life

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Geosphere

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Earth’s inner core

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Lithosphere

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Solid earth; fossil fuels

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Hydrosphere

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All the water on earth

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Impact

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to affect, to influence, to change

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Biome

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A community of flora and fauna living in a major habitat.

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Ecosystem

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A community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

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Population

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A community of species living in a particular region.

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Species

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A group of organisms that reproduce with one another in nature and produce offspring.

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Tundra

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An extremely cold, dry biome; no trees

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Permafrost

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permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground

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Coniferous Forest

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Evergreen trees with needles and cones; not very fertile soil

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Deciduous Forest

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A biome with four seasons, plants shed leaves in the fall and grow new ones in the spring. Very fertile soil.

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Desert

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An extremely dry area with little water. Plant and animal life is scarce.

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Symbiosis

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relationship in which different species work together and depend on each other to exist.

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Grassland

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Consists of grass

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African Savannah

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A hot grassland

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North America Grasslands/Prairie

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Great soil for raising crops, cooler than African grasslands

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Marine

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Saltwater (oceans); lakes

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Freshwater

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Does not contain any saltwater and can be rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, and wetlands

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Tropical Rainforest

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Lots of tall, dense vegetation; lots of rainfall.

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Temperate Rainforest
Cooler than tropical rainforests; four different seasons.
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Aquatic
75% of the earth's surface.
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Indigenous
Native
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Stewards
Want to protect and preserve the environment.
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Adaptation
a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment
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El Niño
Warming of the ocean, leading to drier conditions on the eastern side of Australia.
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La Niña
Cooling of the ocean, leading to wetter conditions on the eastern side of Australia.
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Vine Forest
Forests north of Queensland; an indicator of the type of vegetation. -Many vegetation geographers prefer this term over ‘rainforest’.
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Ocean Current
The regular movement of water in the ocean in a particular direction.
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Mangrove
Tropical trees that grow in swampy ground along calm coastal areas.