2.4.1 U2 Vocabulary Quiz

Definition: the practice of clearing trees

• Deforestation

• Irrigation

• Precipitation

• Global Warming

Definition: the dense forest cover of the equatorial regions

• Tundra

• Desert

• Tropical Rainforest

• Taiga

Definition: barren, often bare-rock plains of the far north of North America and Eurasia where subarctic conditions prevail and therefore vegetation is restricted to low-growing, hardy shrubs, mosses, and lichens

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Desert

• Savanna

The air which surrounds the Earth and consists of three layers that is made up mostly of nitrogen and oxygen.

• Weather

• Climate

• Atmosphere

• Precipitation

A severe tropical storm with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour which form over warm ocean water in the tropics and subtropics, characterized by strong winds, heavy rain, and storm surge.

• Monsoon

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Tsunami

Permanently frozen subsoil that is found in the tundra.

• Taiga

• Savanna

• Tundra

• Permafrost

Definition: strictly means "seasonal wind"; term is used to describe changing wind patterns in South and Southeast Asia

• Arid

• Tornado

• Climate

• Monsoon

Definition: a climate typical of mid-latitudes with a relatively mild climate (not extremely hot or cold)

• Temperate Climate

• Continental Climate

• Atmosphere

• Weather

Definition: extremely dry; place with little or no rainfall that doesn't support much vegetation

• Tundra

• Tropics

• Arid

• Desert

Violent storm with winds circling around a small area of extremely low pressure characterized by a dark funnel-shaped cloud.

• Tornado

• Monsoon

• Tsunami

• Hurricane