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13 Cards in this Set
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Biodiversity |
Habitats with a huge range of species |
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Latosol |
The infertile red soil left behind after leaching occurs |
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Leaching |
The process where heavy rainfall dissolves nutrients in the soil and carry them away |
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Deforestation |
The cutting down of trees |
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Equatorial zone |
The region around the Equator where most rainforests are found |
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Drip tips |
An adaptation plants have where the end of a leaf is tipped to allow water to slide off the leaf when there is an excessive amount of water |
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Buttress roots |
An adaptation of shallow roots on a tree or plant that absorb nutrients on the surface of the soil or very near the top |
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Nutrients cycling |
Fungi growing on roots which can transfer nutrients straight from the air |
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Canopy |
The top section of a rainforest where all plants fight to go to as it has the most sunlight |
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Epiphytes |
Plants that live on trees in the canopy that take nutrients from the air and water |
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Logging |
A cause of deforestation where people cut down trees for wood etc. |
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Soil erosion |
Where the wind and rain can take soil away |
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Climate change |
A change in average temperature of an area that is odd to what it should be |
