GLOSSARY SOCIALS UNIT 2

Temperature: Is the level of degrees in a zone.
Oases: Is a zone of plants and water in the desert.
Precipitation: Is the fall of water or snow
Settlement: Is a zone were the nomads stay.
Livestock: Is a group of farm animals.
Scrub: Is a type of plant.
Holm Oak Tree: Is a kind of tree that is tipical in salamanca.
Logging: Is the action to cut trees.
Deforestation: Is the same as logging.
Savannah: Is the vegetation of the equatorial climate.
Taiga: Is a kind of vegetation in the continental climate.
Tundra: Is a kind of vegetation in the polar climate.
Jungle: Is a kind of vegetation in the tropical climate.
Desert: Is a kind of vegetation in the desert climate.
Steppe: is a kind of vegetation in the mediterranean climate.
Deciduous forest: Is a forest where the leaves of the trees falls
Evergreen forest: Is the opposite of deciduous forest
Riparian forest: Is a forest near the river.
Meadows: Is a kind of vegetation in the oceanic climate.
Grassland: Is the same as meadows.
Climate change: Is the effect of the pollution.
Greenhouse effect: Is an effect where the hot keep in the earth.
Atmosphere: is the part of the earth with air.
Drought: Is when it doesn´t rain.
Acid rain: Is a kind of rain with acid.
Hurricane: Is a very strong wind.
Tornado: Is the same as hurricane but weaker
Tsunami: Is a very big wave.
Sea levels rising: Is when there is more water and less beach.
Sandstorm: Is when in the desert it´s very windy.
Flood: It´s happened when it rains a lot.