• 1. 

    Drag each of the key terms to the correct definition.

    • Orographic rainfall

    • Biome

    • Savanna

    • Desert

    • Zonation

    • Ocean current

    • Xeric

    • Coniferous

    • Rainforest

    • Aspect

      a. 

      When rain-bearing winds are forced upwards by mountain ranges; they then form clouds and (often) rain

        b. 

        Grouping of plant and animal communities that have adapted to inhabit particular parts of the Earth's surface

          c. 

          A grassy plain with scattered trees and shrubs

            d. 

            An area that receives less than 250 millimetres rainfall per year

              e. 

              Variation in plant life due to differing environmental conditions

                f. 

                The regular movement of water in the ocean in a particular direction

                  g. 

                  Extremely dry, or adapted to extremely dry conditions

                    h. 

                    Describing an evergreen tree that grows cones

                      i. 

                      A tropical forest environment with a large rainfall

                        j. 

                        The warming effect of the sun's rays on vegetation