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VOCABULARY
The following words and terms are from Climates, Landscapes and Life: The Tropics. Read each definition. On the line next to the definition
write the letter of the vocabulary word that matches the definition. Then use a separate piece of paper to write each word in a sentence.
A) alluvial
B) arboreal
C) climate
D) exotic river
E) monsoon
F) montane
G) savanna
H) seasonality
I) selva
J) shifting cultivation
1. ________ dense tropical rainforest, found in South America (the Amazon Rainforest) and in parts of Mesoamerica, such as in Costa Rica
2. ________ a grassland found in the wet-dry tropics; vegetation consists of grasses, scattered trees and drought-resistant woody shrubs
3. ________ large stream that originates in a well-watered area far from the desert that it flows through
4. ________ the practice of cutting down areas of existing forest to use the land for farming or pasturing of livestock. Once the land becomes
infertile, it is abandoned; also known as slash-and-burn agriculture
5. ________ a seasonal wind that brings heavy summer rains to Southern and South East Asia
6. ________ refers to animals that are tree-dwelling
7. ________ the yearly pattern of weather in a given place, taking into account temperature, wind, precipitation, latitude, elevation, and distance
from mountain ranges and major bodies of water
8. ________ the occurrence of weather phenomena as specific times of year, such as summer rains or winter snowfall
9. ________ describes soil made up of sand, gravel, silt, or clay deposited by running water
10.________
describes a temperate zone in the tropical highlands that is humid, cool, and is usually heavily cultivated
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