Set: Climate and Vegetation of East Asia
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All 7 Terms
| | Term | Definition |
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subarctic | a small part of Mongolia's and China's border with Russia; northern evergreen forest, mosses, lichens |
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highland | Western China; forests, alpine tundra, mosses, lichens, shrubs, permafrost |
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humid continental | Northeastern China, North Korea, South Korea, Northern Japan; coniferous forests, temperate grasslands, agriculture |
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humid subtropical | Southeastern China, Southern South Korea, Southern Japan, Northern Taiwan; deciduous forests, coniferous trees; the trees in this area are disappearing becuase loggers are cutting them down (deforestation) |
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semiarid | parts of the Mongolian Plateau; short grasses; animals are taken to graze here by nomads; otherwise, this area is left alone |
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desert | west central area of the mainland, Western China, Northern China and Southeastern Mongolia; not much vegetation due to lack of water; dinosaur fossils can be found in the Gobi Desert, which was the home for the great reptiles millions of years ago |
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tropical wet | Hainan, southern tip of Taiwan, small strip of land along China' southeastern coast; tall dense forests of broadleaf trees |
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This is the climate and vegetation worksheet from class that we must know for the chapter test.
Most Missed Words
- humid subtropical → Southeastern China, Southern South Korea, Southern Japan, Northern Taiwan; deciduous forests, coniferous trees; the trees in this area are disappearing becuase loggers are cutting them down (deforestation) - 3 misses
- semiarid → parts of the Mongolian Plateau; short grasses; animals are taken to graze here by nomads; otherwise, this area is left alone - 2 misses
- subarctic → a small part of Mongolia's and China's border with Russia; northern evergreen forest, mosses, lichens - 1 miss
- highland → Western China; forests, alpine tundra, mosses, lichens, shrubs, permafrost - 1 miss
- tropical wet → Hainan, southern tip of Taiwan, small strip of land along China' southeastern coast; tall dense forests of broadleaf trees - 1 miss