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17 Cards in this Set
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herbivores
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plant-eating animals
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climate
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an area's temperature and level of precipitation over a long period of time
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permafrost
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a layer of soil just bellow the surface of the tundra
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equinox
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marks the days when the sun appears directly overhead at the Equator; days and nights are nearly the same length
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ecosystem
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the interaction of plant life, animal life, and the physical environment in which they live
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rotation
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the earth's spinning on its axis; the earth completes one rotation in approximately 24 hours
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biome
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a large ecosystem consisting of many communities of species
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continental climates
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a climate that is characterized by winter temperatures cold enough to support a fixed period of snow cover each year, and relatively moderate precipitation occurring mostly in summer
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prairies
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temperate grassland
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savanna
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tropical grassland
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front
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an air mass
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carnivore
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meat-eating animal
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coniferous trees
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carry their seeds in cones
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weather
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the condition of the bottom layer of earth's atmosphere in one place over a short period of time
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chaparral
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low, scrubby tree that grows in Mediterranean climates
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precipitation
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the water that falls to earth from the atmosphere
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tundra
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region with cold temperatures
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