Climate, Landscapes and Life: The Tropics - Discovery Education
Climate, Landscapes and Life: The Tropics - Discovery Education
Climate, Landscapes and Life: The Tropics - Discovery Education
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VOCABULARY MATCH-UP<br />
Draw a line from the vocabulary words on the left to their correct definitions on the right.<br />
agriculture<br />
a seasonal wind that brings heavy summer rains to Southern <strong>and</strong> South East Asia<br />
alluvial<br />
a prolonged period without precipitation<br />
climate<br />
describes a temperate zone in the tropical highl<strong>and</strong>s that is humid, cool, <strong>and</strong> is usually<br />
heavily cultivated<br />
desert<br />
type of l<strong>and</strong> use that involves cultivating the soil for the purpose of raising crops <strong>and</strong> livestock<br />
drought<br />
dense tropical rainforest, found in South America (the Amazon Rainforest) <strong>and</strong> in parts<br />
of Mesoamerica, such as in Costa Rica<br />
liana<br />
describes l<strong>and</strong>s located between 23.5˚ north <strong>and</strong> 23.5˚ south of the equator<br />
monsoon<br />
the part of the water cycle in which water falls to Earth in such forms as rain, snow, hail,<br />
or sleet<br />
montane<br />
a region of dry l<strong>and</strong> where months of drought may be broken by short periods of intense<br />
rainfall; very sparse vegetation grows here<br />
precipitation<br />
describes soil made up of s<strong>and</strong>, gravel, silt, or clay deposited by running water<br />
savanna<br />
a grassl<strong>and</strong> found in the wet-dry tropics; vegetation consists of grasses, scattered trees<br />
<strong>and</strong> drought-resistant woody shrubs<br />
selva<br />
the yearly pattern of weather in a given place, taking into account temperature, wind, precipitation,<br />
latitude, elevation, <strong>and</strong> distance from mountain ranges <strong>and</strong> major bodies of<br />
water<br />
tropical<br />
a type of woody vine found in tropical rainforests<br />
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