Place-Physical Characteristics Vocab

Biomes
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Biomes
Plant and Animals ecosystems maintained by a particular climate zone
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Climate
weather patterns over the long term
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Desertification
The process in which fertile land becomes desert
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Earthquake
Caused by Plate Tectonics while they're moving
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Earth-Sun Relationship
24 hrs days based on Earth's rotation and 3 month seasons based on Earth's axis tilt and revolution
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Elevation
The higher a landscape is above of level,the cooler the temperture
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Island
Land regions surrounded by large bodies of water
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Lake
Smaller bodies of water surrounded by land
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Latitude
The closer a landscape is to the equator the higher the temperture
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Mountains
Land regions that abruptly increase in elevation
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Natural HazardsAffects Earth's land regions and human settlements by Plate TectonicsOceanLargest bodies of water on EarthPlainsLarge fat land regionsPlate TectonicsLand regions that change/move overtimePhysical CharacteristicsDescribe the non-man made (natural) features of a landscapePrecipitationRain,Snow,Sleet, or Hail that falls to the groundRiverA channel of water flowing into a larger body of waterRiver Deltaas a result of sediment deposits at the mouth of riverSeaLarge bodies of water that touch landSwampLand regions of low elevation where water collectsTemperatureHow hot or cold it isTropic of CancerA line that is located North of the equatorTropic of CapricornA line that is located South of the equatorTsunamiSeries of waves that form a wall caused by undersea earthquakesWeatherthe state of the atmosphere in one place over the short termWinds & CurrentsCarry moist or dry air over land and Carry hot water toward the poles or cold water toward the eqautorVolcanoA landform that has volcanic eruptions that are both creative and destructive events

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