Geography- Environment and Biomes

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

• environment

• biome

• geography

• geographer

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

• geographer

• geography

• biome

• environment

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

environments

• geography

• biome

• environment

• geographer

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

• geography

• biome

• environment

• geographer

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

• lake

• river

• stream

• sea

A large body of salt water

• river

• lake

• spring

• ocean

An extremely dry area with little water and few plants

• jungle

• temperate deciduous forest

• desert

• grassland

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

• taiga

• jungle

• tundra

• temperate deciduous forest

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

• island

• rainforest

• mountains

• ocean

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

• valley

• savanna

• taiga

• temperate deciduous forest