Africa Vocabulary Terms

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(also known as a climagraph or climograph), a special graph that shows average temperatures and average precipitation for each month at a place

places that receive moderate amounts of rainfall so that both short trees and tall grasses can grow there; located about 5 to 15 degrees north and south of the Equator

places where most plants are short (e.g., short grasses, not trees) because they need only small amounts of water; tropical grasslands are located about 15 to 20 degrees north and south of the Equator

(on that especial climate graph)...more than enough rain to meet the needs of particular plants (e.g., enough rainfall each month for trees to grow in a place)

the relationship between two things that usually occur together in the same place (e.g., rainforest and a warm, wet climate)

places with tall trees, warm temperatures in all months, and rainfall during at least 10 months; located about 0 to 5 degrees north and south of the Equator

(on the special climate graph)...lack of rain to meet the needs of plants (e.g., the difference between the rain that trees need and the amount that actually falls in a month)

the physical environment (e.g.,plants, animals, soils, climate) in a place