social Flashcards
self dune
forms when the wind blows in a straight line
humada
a rocky edge
barchan dune
a u shaped dune
transverse dune
forms at a right angle to the winds direction
butte
a smaller type of mesa
tributaries
streams or small rivers that feeds main river
arch
sand blows through a rock creating a archway
height above or below sea level
elevation
its slope and which direction it faces
the shape of the land
how far south or north of the equator the place is located
lattitude
rain fall , mist , snow , hail
precipitation
the speed at which air currents move areas the land
wind
the force that the atmosphere exerts on the land
atmospheric pressure
the percentage of moisture in the air
humidity
how hot or cold a place is
temperature
the plants and animals of each climate region from communities
interdependent
the community of plants and animals that live in a particular environment is known as a
biome
is a system off living and nonliving things in a particular environment
ecosystem
have extreme temp retires either very hot or very cold and almost no water
desert
regions are an icy type of desert
polar
to mostly situated in the high latitudes of the northern hemisphere
tundra
in summer , some of the ice melts to form
marshland
trees lose their leaves in winter , then grow new leaves again in. spring
deciduous
there are how many types of rain forests
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