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21 Cards in this Set
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tundra climate
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a cold regoin with low rainfall, lying gernerally between subarctic and polar climate regions
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topsoil
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first layer of soil and has humas, insects, and plants
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currents
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giant streams of ocean water that move from warm to cold or from cold to warm areas
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plant succession
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the gradual process by which one group of olants replaces anorher
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steppe
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a wide flat grasslands region that streatches from ukraineacruss souther russia
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desert climate
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a climate which is try much of the time and has many barren rocky or sandy areas has not day tempand repidccooling at night. also has dry air and chear skies
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air pressure
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the weight of the air measured by a barometer
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steppe climate
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a dry climate type gemerally pound between desert a wet climate regions
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photosynthesis
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the process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy
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subsoil
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layer under the topsoil only deep roots of some plants like trees
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barometer
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an instument that measures air pressure
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ecosystem
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all the plants and animals in an aled tugether with the nonliving parts of the enviroment
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front
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the unstable weather where a large amount of warm air meets a large amout of cold air
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food chain
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a series of organisms in which energy is passed along
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low latitude climates
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the region close to the equator which has two main tyoes of climates
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high latitude climates
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region close to the poles. have cold temperature and little precipitation
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plant communities
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groups of plants that live in the same area
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highland climates
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the climates that mountains have varies depending on where you die on th mountain
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humid tropical climates
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a climate that is warm and rainy all year
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middle latitude climates
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climate region which is located between 66.n and s and 23.s n and s mostly has coolor cold winters and warm of hot summers some has wet and dry seasons
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nutrients
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substances promothin growth
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