| Term | Definition |
|---|
| native | belonging to a particular area |
| What tree do we have the most of in Alabama | Pine trees |
| mirgating | moving from one region to another |
| cold front | the leading or front part of a mass of cold air usually coming from the north |
| culture | the way a particular people live at a given time in history |
| Deciduous | trees that lose their leaves |
| Disaster Area | an area of the country that has been severely damaged by floods or storms |
| Ecosystem | an area made up of combinations of living and onoliving things all of which are dependent upon one another |
| Natural disasters | flash flood, snowstorm, ice storm, hurricanes, thunderstorms, droughts, tornadoes |
| lightning | a flash of light that occurs when electricity is discharged in the atmosphere or to the earth |
| Natural vegetation | plants occurring naturally and not planted by people |
| Storm Surge | the rise in sea level that happens when hurricanes form, often producing heavy flooding on land |
| subtropical | a climate zone where the winter months are colder than the summer months, yet are still comparatively mild- Alabama is in this zone! |
| Technology | a practical way of applying or using technical or scientific knowledge |
| Temperature | the measurement of how hot or cold something is |
| Tropic of Cancer | an imaginary line marking the northen edge of the earth'[s tropical zone |
| Tropic of Capricorn | an imaginary line marking the sourthern edge of the earth's tropical zone |
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