Vocabulary

2. refers to the way people, products, information, and ideas move from one place to another.
3. where we can find something on Earth
4. Frozen; cold; long cold winters; short cool summers; vegetation may include small plants that have adapted to the environment,
6. a geographical region with a distinct climate, vegetation, and animal life
8. Continent including US and Canada
9. describes the physical and human characteristics of an area distinguishing it from other places.
10. Marked by many different types of terrain; plains, hills and mountains; hot and dry climate but not desert-like summers; mild winters; cold ocean currents and fog affect temperatures;
13. looks at the relationships between people and their environment. It examines how people adapt to the environment and how they change it
14. Moderate precipitation; moderate temperatures; long warm summers; short cool winters;

1. trees can be mixed in; glacial lakes and swampy areas can be found here; most precipitation arrives as rain in summer;
4. Equatorial; hot, humid climate; significant amounts of rainfall
5. Cold; snowy; windy; high mountains, usually above 10,000 feet; cool summers; brutally cold, long winters;
7. is defined by similar characteristics
11. Continent including Chile and Argentina
12. Arid; hot; marked by a lack of water; specialized plants and animals that have become adapted to surviving on little water;