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35 Cards in this Set
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the climate ____ in latin america
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varies
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the amazon river basin is ___ and ____
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hot and humid
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the 3 major factors are
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- great distance on each side of the equator
-big changes in elevation -warm Atlantic and cold Pacific |
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rainforest
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dense forests made up of different species of trees
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the rainforest is abundant in ..., ... and ....
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Caribbean, Central, and South
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the rain forests form an unique ...
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ecosystem
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ecosystem
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community of plants and animals living in balance
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the largest rain forest is the
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Amazon rainforest
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the Amazon rain forest covers more than .... square miles of South America
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2 million
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most of the Amazon rain forest is located in ...
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Brazil
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the wet and dry climates are primarily found in ..., and they support ...
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South America, savannas
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savannas
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grasslands dotted with trees common in tropical and subtropical regions
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wet and dry climate areas have ___ climate with ___- rain
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hot, seasonal
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savannas are found in ..., ..., and ...
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brazil, colombia, argentina
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the dry climate zones are found in ..., and in various countries of ...
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Mexico, South America
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the semiarid climate is generally ... with some ...
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dry
rain |
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what are often found in semiarid regions? (2)
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vast, semiarid, grass-covered plains
desert shrub |
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the seiarid regions are found in ..., ...., ...., and ....
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Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay, argentina
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the desert are found in parts of northern ...., the coast of ..., the atacama desert in the northern ...., and patagonia in southern ....
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mexico, peru, chile, argentina
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The desert are made up of shrubs growing in ___ or ___
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gravel, sand
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the moderate climates are located ... of the equator from approximately ... in brazil southward
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south, rio de janeiro
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the humid subtropical areas have .. winter and ..., ... summers
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rainy
hot, humid |
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the humid subtropical is found in parts of ..., ...., southern ..., southern ..., and northern... (including ...)
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Paraguay, uruguay, southern Brazil, souther Bolivia, and northern Argentina including Buenos Aires
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the vegetation in humid subtropical is ...
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varied
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the mediterranean climate experience ..., ... summer and .., ... winters
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hot, dry
cool, moist |
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the mediterranean climate is found in part of ... along the west coast
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chile
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.... in USA also experience the mediterranean climate
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California
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the marine west coast climate are characterized by ..., ... winters and ..., ... summers
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cool, rainy
mild, rainy |
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the marine west coast climate runs along the coast of southwestern .....
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south america
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parts of southern ... and ..... have the marine west coast climate
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chile, argentina
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... or .. in the US have experience the marine west coast climate `
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oregon, washington
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the marine west coast climate vegetation is typically ...
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forests
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the highland climate vary from ... to ..., depending on ....
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moderate, cold, elevation
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other factors of the highland climate include ..., ..., and ....
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wind, sunlight, and landscape
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the highland climate are found in the mountains of ... and ....
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mexico and south america
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