| A | B |
| climate | weather patterns of an area over a long period of time |
| precipitation | water that falls to the earth's surface |
| pine tree | coniferous tree |
| deciduous forests | majority of the trees lose their foliage at the end of the typical growing season |
| biome | major type of ecosystem |
| weather | conditions that exist in the atmosphere relating to temperature, precipitation, and other features |
| coniferous forests | made up mainly of cone-bearing trees |
| tundra | regios that have temperatures that are very cold |
| enivronment | place in which people live and work, including all the physical conditions that affect them |
| climatologist | person who studies climate |
| meteorologist | person who studies weather |
| Magnolia Tree | deciduous tree |