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Blayne and Toby Unit 2 (Biomes-Large areas of distinct animals and plants,…

- - - - Land vs Water
      - 75% water on earth.
        
        25% land on Earth.
        
        ATMOSPHERE-
        
        AIR POLLUTION-Smog (thick haze of smoke and chemicals)(Acid Rain-chemicals from air pollution that combine with precipitation.)
        
        Greenhouse effect-(build of gases in the earth atmosphere (debated on global warming)
        
        LITHOSPHERE-Earths crust (top soil is rich)
      - Low pressure-rising cool air with precip.
        
        Highpressure-Sinking warm air with clear skies.
    - - Freezing rain-water that freezes once it hitting Earths surface.
        
        Sleet-precipitation that falls what but freezes before the surface.
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- - - - Tropical zone-warmest zone [closest to the equator and direct sunlight.
        
        Polar zone.-always cold and no direct sunlight.
        
        Windward-Moutain side facing the wind
        
        Leeward-Moutian side facing away from the wind
- - - - Parts of Lands
        
        Flatland-Land with low relief
        
        Plain-Flat gently rolling plain
        
        Plateau-A plain at hieght significantly
        
        Rugged Land-Land with high relief
        
        Hills- Steep land with slooping sides
        
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        Convergent -plates collide {Forms moutains and volcanoes]
        
        El nino-Heavy rains and floods
        
        La Nina-Cool water and low rain fall
- - - - Grassland-Thick grass with prairies and plains.
      - Desert/ few plates grow.
        
        Lifting
        
        Frontal lifting-When to air masses collide
        
        Orogarphic liftig-Occures when an air is forced to rise up
        
        Convectioal lifting-An air mass rises when heated