| A | B |
| climate | The kind of weather a place has most often, year after year. |
| humidity | The amount of moisture in the air |
| drought | A long period with little or no rain |
| arid | Dry |
| tundra | A cold, dry region where trees cannot grow |
| prairie | an area of flat or rolling land covered mostly by grasses and wild flowers |
| savanna | grassland that has areas with some trees |
| modify | To change |
| renewable | Able to be made again by nature or people |
| irrigation | The use of canals, ditches, or pipes to move water to dry areas |
| erosion | The wearing away of the Earth’s surface |
| urban | Relating to the city |
| suburban | Relating to smaller residential areas outside a city |
| rural | Relating to the country |