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Permanently frozen layers of soil beneath the surface of the ground.
What is permafrost?
shedding all leaves annually at the end of the growing season and then having a dormant period without leave
What is Deciduous?
a small area in a desert where water and vegetation are found
What is Osasis
the average of the daily high temperature and the overnight low; often used for comparison across climate regions
What is average daily temperature?
One of two days (about March 21 and September 23) on which the sun is directly above the Equator, making day and night equal in length
What is an equinox?
forest with both coniferous and deciduous trees
What is a mixed forest?
( Spanish for “conqueror”; Spanish soldier who participated in conquest of indigenous peoples of Latin America)
What is coniferous?
being in or facing the direction toward which the wind is blowing
What is leeward?
major type of ecological community defined primarily by distinctive plant and animal groups
What is terrain
An imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth between the North and South Poles
What is axis?
the major type of ecological community defined primarily by distinctive plant and animal groups
What is biome?
result of a process by which dry areas develop on the leeward side mountain range
What is rainshadow?
an inland grassland area
What is a praire?
a frequently windless area near the Equator
What is doldrums?
- In astronomy the Earth's yearly trip around the sun is 365 ¼ days
What is revolution?
The capacity of certain gasses in the atmosphere to trap heat, thereby warming the Earth
What is the greenhouse effect?
effect the resulting diagonal movement, either north or south, of prevailing winds caused by the Earth’s rotation
What is Coriolis?
being in or facing the direction from which the wind is blowing
major type of ecological community defined primarily by distinctive plant and animal groups
What is natural vegetation?
Weather patterns typical for an area over a long period of time
What is climate?
Continuous daylight, a time when the sun is visible at midnight during the summer in either Arctic or Antarctic
What is midnight sun?
Cold or warm stream of seawater that flows in the oceans, generally in a circular pattern.
What is current?
wind in a region that blows in a fairly constant directional pattern
What is prevailing wind?
one of two days ( about June 21 and December 22) on which the sun rays strike directly on tropic of cancer to tropic of capricorn, marking the beginning of summer and winter,
What is Solstice?
Condition of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time
What is weather?