Chapter 18 Vocab Part 2

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Estuary

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are where fresh water stream or river merges with seawater

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Tropics

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Region between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn

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Temperate zone

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latitudes between the tropics and the Arctic Circle in the north and the Antarctic Circle in the south

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Savanna

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terrestrial biome dominated by grasses and scattered trees. Frequent fires and seasonal drought are significant abiotic factors.

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Desert

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terrestrial biome characterized by low and unpredictable rainfall.

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Chaparral (Mediterranean)

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Terrestrial biome limited to coastal regions where cold ocean currents circulate offshore, creating mild, rainy winters and long, wet summers

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Temperate grassland

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terrestrial biome located in the temperate zone and characterized by low rainfall and non-weedy vegetation.

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Temperate broad-leaf forest

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terrestrial biome located throughout midlatitude regions where there is sufficient moisture to support the growth of large, broadleaf decidous trees.

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Coniferous Forest

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terrestrial biome characterized by conifers, con-bearing evergreen trees.

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taiga

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northern coniferous forest, characterized by long, snowy winters and short, wet summers

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Temperate rain forest

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a coniferous forest of coastal north America supported by warm, moist air from the pacific

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tundra

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terrestrial biome characterized by bitterly cold temperatures. Plant life is limited to dwarf woody shrubs, grasses, mosses, and lichens.

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Permafrost

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continously frozen subsoil found in the arctic tundra.

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Polar Ice

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terrestrial biome that includes regions of extremely cold temps. and low precipitation, located at high latitudes north of the arctic tundra and in Antarctica.

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substainability

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goal of developing managing and controlling the Earth's surface.

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Tropical Forest

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a terrestrial biome characterized by warm temperatures year-round.