Unit 2 Vocabulary

Warm temperatures with little or no precipitation

• Climate

• Precipitation

• Weather

• Arid

The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time, including the temperature, precipitation, and humidity for a particular day or week

• Climate

• Weather

• Vegetation

• Temperature

An opening in the Earth's crust allowing for molten rock to reach the surface

• Geyser

• Mountain

• Volcano

• Hot Spring

Types of plants found in an area

• Farming

• Flowers

• Crops

• Vegetation

Warm temperatures and rainfall throughout the year

• Humid

• Tropical

• Hot

• Cool

Areas with milder, less extreme climates, usually in mid-latitude regions of the Earth

• Temperate

• Sahara

• Arctic

• Alaskan

Cool summers and cold winters

• Iceland

• Polar

• Sahara

• Arctic

Movement of the massive slabs of rock that are below the Earth's surface

• Plate Movement

• Plate Shifting

• Plate Techtonics

• Landslide

A large region that is higher than the surrounding area and relatively flat

• Plain

• Mountain

• Hill

• Plateau

A landmass that forms as tectonic plates interact with each other

• Mountain

• Volcano

• Hill

• Geyser