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24 Cards in this Set
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leaching |
drain away from soil |
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pavement |
hard, or smooth surface of public area |
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succulents |
plants with someparts that are more then normally thickened |
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nocturnal |
done, occuring or active at night |
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flora |
plant life occuring in a particular or time |
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fauna |
animals of a particular region |
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desertification |
process by which fertile land becomes desert |
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permafrost |
thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen |
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migration |
movement of people from one place to another |
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grassland |
large open are of country covered in grass |
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desert grassland boundary |
area that turns into desert overtime |
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steppes |
large area of flat unforested grassland |
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prairies |
ecosystems considered part of the temperate ecosystems |
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sod forming grasses |
sod that forms grass overtime |
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humus |
natural decay of grasses |
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bunchgrasses |
perennial grass that grows in clumps |
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savannas |
rolling grassland scattered with scrubs |
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runners |
person who runs in specified way |
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tufts |
a bunch or collection of something |
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vertical feeding pattern |
feeding in an upright position |
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conifers |
a tree that bears cones and evergreen or needlelike leaves |
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deciduous |
shedding of leaves anually |
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rainforest |
dense forest rich in biodiversity |
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deforestation |
clearing of trees, transform forest into clear land |
