Vocab Flashcards
Arid
Dry or lacking rainfall
Chaparral
small trees and bushes with Mediterranean climate
Commercial Farming
Growing farm products to sell to others
Coniferous forest
Mainly evergreen trees
Desert
Little rainfall to support plant life
Desert scrub
Small trees and bushes with dry climate
Economic Activity
Any action that relates to buying, making, and selling goods
Forestry
Planting, growing, and harvesting trees
Freshwater
Water that isn’t salty, also the creatures that live there
Glaciers
Large mass of ice near the Poles or high, cold mountain valley
Highlands
Mountainous climate where temp. and climate vary with elevation
Humid Continental
Climate with warm rainy summers and cool snowy winters
Humid Subtropical
Climate with hot rainy summers and mild winters with rain
Ice cap
Cold permanent ice and snow, too cold to support plant life
Marine West Coast
Warm summer, cool winter, lots of rain
Mixed Forest
Both coniferous and deciduous trees
Shield
Large core of rock at the base of each continent
Subarctic
Cold snowy winters and cool rainy summers
Temperate Grasslands
Short and tall grass with cool climate
Tropical Grassland
Grasses and scattered trees with tropical wet and dry climate
Tundra
Very cold, little precipitation, treeless plain
Urban
Found in or living in a city
Vegetation Zone
Large area with certain mix of plants and trees with similar conditions
Ecumene
Well suited for permanent settlement
