Geography- Environment and Biomes

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All of the physical living and nonliving things in an area.

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environment

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A _____________ is a region of the world with a similar climate (weather, temperature), animals, and plants to certain other areas of the world.

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biome

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A scientist who studies places and the relationships between people and their environments

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geographer

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The study of places and the relationships between people and their environments

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geography

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A large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean.

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river

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A large body of salt water

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ocean

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An extremely dry area with little water and few plants

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desert

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A large area of land covered mainly with trees that lose their leaves in the winter and regrow them in the spring

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temperate deciduous forest

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An area of dense, tropical vegetation, including trees, grasses, reeds, and vines.

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rainforest

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An area of land with long cold winters and a few months of warm weather; dominated by coniferous evergreens that do not shed their needles in winter

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taiga