CH.1 Lesson 2

A place with hot temperatures, little water, and where saguaros grow.

• climate

• desert

• tundra

3 types of natural hazards

• forest, wind, storms

• climate, weather, ecosystem

• hurricane, earthquake, volcano

Plant life that grows.

• vegetation

• weather

• temperate

The height above sea level.

• elevation

• climate

• ecosystem

The daily conditions outside, such as hot or rainy.

• vegetation

• climate

• weather

A place dominated by trees and other woody vegetation.

• arctic

• forest

• desert

4 types of climate regions

• climate, tundra, weather

• tropical, temperate, desert, arctic

• wind, rain, fog, snow

Where all living things, such as plants and animals, interact with each other.

• temperate

• vegetation

• ecosystem

The climate we live in.

• temperate

• tundra

• tropical

Weather a place has over a long period.

• grasslands

• hurricane

• climate