Words of the Week #24, #25, #26

area set aside by the government to protect nature and wildlife

• national park

• natural resources

• ecosystem

• weather

a climate of extreme cold

• arctic climate

• temperate climate

• tropical climate

• climate zone

environment that shares the same climate of temperature and rainfall

• biome

• ecosystem

• climate zone

• erg

usual weather in a particular place over a period of time

• climate

• weather

• biome

• ecosystem

a region in which usual weather patterns occur over time

• climate zone

• climate

• weather

• biome

shedding the leaves annually, as certain trees and shrubs do

• deciduous

• erg

• oasis

• weather

a dry region with little or no rainfall

• desert

• dune

• erg

• oasis

a mound or ridge of windblown sand

• dune

• erg

• desert

• oasis

a community of animals and plants interacting with their environment

• ecosystem

• biome

• climate zone

• oasis

a vast sea of sand

• erg

• dune

• desert

• nomad