Climates

Question	Answer
Adapt	To adjust to the conditions
Altitude	Height above sea level
Aspect	Direction a place faces in relation to the sun
Coarse	Made of large grains or particles
Concentrate	To focus on; to gather in one place
Equator	An imaginary circle around the Earth that is equidistant from the North Pole and the South Pole
Exposed	Undercover or unprotected, open to the weather
Indigenous	Originating or occurring naturally in an area
Irrigation	The artificial watering of land
Isolated	Far away from others, remote
Latitude	Position north or south of the equator, measured in degrees
Migrate	To leave a place to live in another place
Oasis	A fertile area in a desert where water is found
Prevailing wind	A wind from the direction that is most usual at a particular place or during a particular season
Semi-arid climate	Region that receives very little rainfall and struggles to support vegetation, often found on the fringes of deserts
Sustainable	Capable of being continued with minimal long-term effects on people and the environment
Taiga	The swampy coniferous forest found in boreal climates
Trap roots	Roots that grow vertically downwards to reach water
Water table	The level below which the ground is saturated with water

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	Created by Riona Stevenson over 5 years ago