Definitions

Lobe- a projection from the side of a glaciars main mass (bd) [] topographical-the natural surface features of a region, thought of as a whole (bd) [] meltwater-the water resulting from the melting of snow or ice (bd) []  

Sturgeon-A gaint Fish (dn) [|wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn]

Picture: The picture that's shown is a white Sturgeon(tastie)

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Erosion- the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind (dn) [|wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn] Picture: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">See how mother natural work using wind and water <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ravines- a deep narrow steep-sided valley (dn) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Picture: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is a ravine from Greece

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Andropogon gerardii- tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn]

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Tributaries- streams that flow into larger bodies of water. (B.L) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">gambia tributaries flowing into the gambia river <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">These tributaries are flowing into the larger body of water. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is a tributary flowing from a mountain. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Watershed - the ridge or crest line dividing two drainage areas (B.L) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A depiction of a watershed. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">People are observing this watershed <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is the McKenzie Watershed. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Bedrock- unbroken solid [|rock], overlaid in most places by soil or [|rock] fragments (B.L) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is a Cheathrú Rua Bedrock <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is a bedrock outcrop.

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is a glaciated bedrock.

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Vicissitude- natural change or mutation visible in nature or in human affairs. (D.H) [] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">When the ice in the cold areas begin to change, vicissitude is occurring. (D.H) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">During fall, vicissitudes are very visible and obvious. The trees began to lose their leaves and the leaves cover the entire ground. (D.H) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">In the spring, flowers begin to blossom displaying vicissitudes. (D.H) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Endemic- characteristic of or prevalent in a particular area, field, or environment. (D.H) [|http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endemic] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The tanzanian is an endemic species found in Africa. (D.H) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The land iguana is a full endemic species. (D.H) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">People like to do birdwatching of endemic species. (D.H) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Elusive- hard to identify or isolate. (D.H) [] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A mandrill is considered the most elusive species. (D.H) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The pronghorn antelope is a very elusive species due to the fact that it is the second fastest animal. (D.H) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The glass lizard is an elusive species; it may look like a snake but it is a lizard without legs. (D.H) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿Chapter 4-Savannas and Shrublands **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Loam-rich soil with a combination of silt clay and sand with a equal concentration (bd) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Legumes-the seed vessels of a plant (bd) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Forbs-any herb that isn’t grass like (bd)







<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Moraine-accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier(d.n)

pic: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿This is a Mo﻿raine, the best one I'd Ever seen <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sod-is grass and the part of the soil beneath it held together by the roots, or a piece of this material.(d.n)

Pic: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Mosaic- art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass. 2 viral disease in solanaceous plants (tomatoes, potatoes, tobacco) resulting in mottling and often shriveling of the leaves (d.n)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Destitute- deprived of, devoid of, or lacking (**B.L**) <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">This desert is a detitute of moisture. <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">[]

<span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Deforestation has left this forest a destitute of trees. <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">[]

<span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Computers, tv's and video games have left most playgrounds as destitues of child activity. <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">[]

<span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Criterion- standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something. (**B.L**) <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Standardized tests are used as criterion to determine a person's level of education. <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">[]

<span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">﻿ A woman's hormonal levels can be used as a criterion to determine pregnancy. <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">﻿ [] <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Doctors have a criterion to determine if someone is over weight. <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿Herpetofauna- animals in the reptile and anphibian families. (B.L) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿This frog is a herpetofauna. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿[] <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">﻿ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This horned lizard would be considered herpetofauna. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">﻿ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A salamander is also a type of herpetofauna. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿[]

=<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿Chapter 6- Wetlands =

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Trek- to travel or migrate. (B.L) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The wilderbeasts trek across Aftrica in search of food. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">During The Great Migration African-Americans made a trek from the south to northern and western territories. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Birds make a trek south to escape the northern winters. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Aquifers- any geological formation containing or conducting ground water, especially one that supplies the water for wells, springs, etc. (**B.L**) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This shows different layers of an aquifer. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is a diagram of an aquifer. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is an underground aquifer.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ballast- any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability. (B.L) <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sand bags are often used as a ballast for hot air ballons. <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[] <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Water is often used as a ballast for backyard basketball hoops. <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[] <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Paper weights can be used as a ballast to stablize a stack of papers. <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[] <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">

Saturation-a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence [|wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn] (d.n) Picture: []

Bogs-wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel [|wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn] (d.n)

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Fens- a natural marshy region in eastern England. Most of the fens were drained several centuries ago, resulting in a flat, damp, low-lying agricultural region. [|en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fens] (d.n) Picture: [|http://www.andrewsavory.com/blog/images/Image(168).jpg]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Inundation- to cover with a flood. (D.H) [] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">In the Pacific, there were several houses were inundated; they stood several feet underwater and were very damaged. (D.H) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|http://www.pacificrisa.org/cms/images/PRiMO%20Meeting%202009/flooded%20house.png]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">When the waves are too large, the houses that are close to the shore are inundated. (D.H) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Several countries face inundation that cause a lot of damage. (D.H) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Monocultures- the cultivation or growth of a single crop or organism especially on agricultural or forest land. (D.H) [] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">There is plant monoculture found in Ter Laak Orchids.(D.H) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Monoculture of wheat is some what of a popular practice to produce food products such as bread and cereal. (D.H) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Corn monoculture is produced in an abundance; this is a very popular practice especially in on farmlands. (D.H) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Anthropogenic- of, relating to, or resulting from the influence of human beings on nature. (D.H)) [|http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anthropogeni]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">There are actually international biomes that are anthropogenic. (D.H) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The human population actually makes up a large portion of the world's pollution from the simple actions they performs everyday. (D.H) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The human population also plays a major role in global warming due to their anthropogenic causes.(D.H) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[]