Unit 2.1 Vocab Flashcards
anticyclone
Winds moving around and away from the center of high pressure, which also moves.
axis
A straight line around which an object turns.
cyclone
A storm or winds moving along and spiraling toward a calm center of low pressure, which also moves.
elevation
The height above sea level.
ionosphere
The region of the atmosphere between the stratosphere and the exosphere.
perpendicular
Intersecting at or forming right angles.
rainforest
A large, dense forest in an area of heavy rainfall.
savanna
A grassy plain with few or no trees.
steppe
A vast, treeless plain in southeastern Europe and in Asia.
stratosphere
The region of atmosphere that extends from ten to twenty miles above the earth.
taiga
A coniferous evergreen forest just south of the Arctic zone.
topography
The surface of an area or a detailed description or drawing of that area.
tropical jungle
A dense jungle, having a heavy rainfall.
troposphere
The lowest region of the atmosphere that extends ten miles above the earth’s surface.
tundra
A region mostly within the Arctic Circle with permanently frozen subsoil and vegetation for 3 months of the year.
