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11 Cards in this Set
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Adaptation
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Any structural or behavioral change that helps an organism survive in its particular environment
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Climate
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Average weather pattern in an area over a long period of time; can be classified by temperature, humidity, precipitation, and vegetation
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El Nino
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Climatic event that begins in the tropical Pacific Ocean; may occur when trade winds weaken or reverse, and can disrupt normal temperature and precipitation patterns around the world
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Hibernation
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Behavioral adaptation for winter survival in which an animal's activity is greatly reduced, its body temperature drops, and body processed slow down
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Polar Zone
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Climate zone that receives solar radiation at a low angle, extends from 66 North and South Latitude to the poles, and is never warm
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Greenhouse Effect
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Natural heating that occurs when certain gases in Earth's atmosphere, such as methane, CO, and water vapor trap heat
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Temperature Zone
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Climate zone with moderate temperature that is located between the tropics and the polar zones
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Global Warming
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Increase in the average global temperature of Earth
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Seasons
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Short periods of climate change in an area caused by the tilt of Earth's axis as Earth revolves around the Sun
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Deforestation
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Destruction and cutting down of forests - often to clear land for mining, roads, and grazing of cattle - resulting in increased atmospheric CO levels
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Tropic
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Climate Zone that receives the most solar radiation, is located between latitudes 23 North and 23 South, and is always hot; except at high elevations
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