social Flashcards

1
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self dune

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forms when the wind blows in a straight line

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2
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humada

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a rocky edge

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3
Q

barchan dune

A

a u shaped dune

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4
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transverse dune

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forms at a right angle to the winds direction

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5
Q

butte

A

a smaller type of mesa

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6
Q

tributaries

A

streams or small rivers that feeds main river

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7
Q

arch

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sand blows through a rock creating a archway

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8
Q

height above or below sea level

A

elevation

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9
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its slope and which direction it faces

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the shape of the land

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10
Q

how far south or north of the equator the place is located

A

lattitude

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11
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rain fall , mist , snow , hail

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precipitation

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12
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the speed at which air currents move areas the land

A

wind

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13
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the force that the atmosphere exerts on the land

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atmospheric pressure

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14
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the percentage of moisture in the air

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humidity

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15
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how hot or cold a place is

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temperature

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16
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the plants and animals of each climate region from communities

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interdependent

17
Q

the community of plants and animals that live in a particular environment is known as a

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biome

18
Q

is a system off living and nonliving things in a particular environment

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ecosystem

19
Q

have extreme temp retires either very hot or very cold and almost no water

A

desert

20
Q

regions are an icy type of desert

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polar

21
Q

to mostly situated in the high latitudes of the northern hemisphere

A

tundra

22
Q

in summer , some of the ice melts to form

A

marshland

23
Q

trees lose their leaves in winter , then grow new leaves again in. spring

A

deciduous

24
Q

there are how many types of rain forests

A

2

25
Q

how many main biomes are desert , tuna , forests , and grasslands

A

four

26
Q

are flat open areas that are mostly covered in grasses

A

grasslands

27
Q

what is an ecosystem

A

an ecosystem of living and non living things in a particular environment

28
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