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Seventh-Grade Chapter 3 Flashcards

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Climate

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A regions average weather conditions over a long period of time

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Prevailing winds

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Winds that blow in the same direction over large areas of earth

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Ocean currents

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Large streams of surface seawater that move heat around the earth

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Front

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A place where two air masses meet

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Monsoons

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Seasonal winds that bring either dry or moist air

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Savannas

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An area of tall grasses and scattered trees and shrubs

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Steppes

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A semi dry grasslands or Prairie

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Permafrost

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Permanently frozen layers of soil

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Environment

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The land, water, climate, plants, and animals of an area

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Ecosystem

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A group of plants and animals that depend on each other for survival

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Habitat

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The place where a plant or animal lives

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Extinct

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No longer here, a species that has died out has become extinct

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Humus

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Decayed plant or animal matter

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Desertification

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Spread of desert like conditions

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Natural resource

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Any material in nature that people use or value

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Renewable resources

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A resource that Earth replaces naturally (water, soil, plants, etc.)

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Nonrenewable resources

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A resource that can’t be replaced naturally (coal, petroleum, etc.)

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Deforestation

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Clearing of trees

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Reforestation

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Planting of trees to replace lost forest land

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Fossil fuel

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Nonrenewable resources that formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals (coal, natural gas, etc.)

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Hydroelectric power

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The production of electricity from waterpower, such as running water

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What climate zones occurs only in the upper latitudes?

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Polar

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Where are the most diverse habitats on earth found?

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Tropical rain forest

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What is the cleanest burning fossil fuel?

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Natural gas

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What is the renewable energy source uses the heat from Earth’s interior to generate power?

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Geothermal energy

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Which of the following for over tropical waters are Earth’s largest most destructive storms?

Blizzards
Hurricanes
Thunderstorms
Tornadoes

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Hurricanes

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What are the five factors that affect climate?

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The sun, location, wind, water, and mountains

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What are the five major climate zones?

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Tropical, temperate, polar, dry, highland

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What is the result of desertification?

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The environment begins to have desert like conditions

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What is the current that helps Europe be warmer than it otherwise would be?

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The Gulf Stream

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What are climate zones related to?

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Latitude and longitude

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What type of climate does Mobile Alabama have?

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Humid subtropical

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Which of the following is not made of petroleum?

Vaseline
Plastic
Gasoline
Paper

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Paper

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Where do fossil fuels come from?

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Ancient plants and animals

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The more natural resources in a country the…

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Richer the country

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Which of the following is not made from a mineral?

Glass
Jewelry
Coins
Cardboard boxes

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Cardboard boxes

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Must be at least five sentences long for test

Explain how wind is created

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Hot air rising and cold air going down

38
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Must be at least five sentences long for test

What do geographers use to identify climate?

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Soil, plants, animals, and temperature

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Must be at least five sentences long for test

Explain why a small change can affect an entire ecosystem

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Example: if the antelope species dies out the grass will grow to tall and the antelope’s predators will starve

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Must be at least five sentences long for test

Why is hydroelectric power both good and bad?

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Good - it is a clean energy source

Bad - it makes lakes on farmland and wildlife habitat

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Weather

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The short-term changes in the air for a given place

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