Chapter 4 - vocabulary

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Environmental Science - Holt, Reinhart and Winston, 2000

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desert

areas that receive less than 25 cm (10 in) of percipitation a year, hot deserts are close to the equator, they often occur in the rain shadow of mountains that block the passage of moisture-filled clouds

drought-resistance

desert plants that spread their roots out widely just under teh surface to catch as much rain as possible, allowing them to live through the worst desert conditions