Practice Flashcards
Region with little or no moisture.
Arid
A community of plants, animals, and other organisms.
Biome
Shared characteristics of a group of people.
Culture
Weather conditions in a particular area.
Climate
a brand geographic area distinguished by similar features. An area of land with unique characteristics that distinguish it from other areas.
Region
a region made up mostly of trees that have broad leaves that shed once a year.
Deciduous forest
a region that receives little precipitation.
Desert
lifestyle of people who live a mobile, or wandering, existence.
Nomadic
also called altitude, refers to the height of land above sea level
Elevation
vast areas of fairly flat, open land where grass is the primary vegetation
Grasslands
Lakes Superior, Ontario, Erie, Michigan, and Huron are known collectively as the Great Lakes. These were formed by the advance and retreat of glaciers during the last ice age.
Great Lakes
a place where an organism such as a plant or animal lives
Habitat
a region of elevated ground, such as a mountainous area or plateau.
Highland
is a climate that is relatively warm with no definite dry season, although summers are somewhat wetter than winters.
Subtropical
an area of land that is mostly flat with gentle slopes.
Plain
