Savind th Rain Forest
Vocabulary Words
Sixth Grade
Unit 1 Week 4
Words to Know
basin
charities
erosion
evaporates
industrial
exported
recycled
tropics
tropics
recycled
industrial
exported
evaporates
erosion
equator
charities
basin
basin
• all the land drained
by a river and the
streams that flow
into it.
tropics
recycled
industrial
exported
evaporates
erosion
equator
charities
basin
charities
• organizations for
helping those in
need or the
environment.
tropics
recycled
industrial
exported
evaporates
erosion
equator
charities
basin
equator
an imaginary circle
around the
middle of the
Earth.
tropics
recycled
industrial
exported
evaporates
erosion
equator
charities
basin
erosion
• process of gradually
wearing away by
glaciers, running
water, waves, or
wind.
tropics
recycled
industrial
exported
evaporates
erosion
equator
charities
basin
evaporates
• changes from a
liquid to a gas.
tropics
recycled
industrial
exported
evaporates
erosion
equator
charities
basin
exported
Sent goods out of
one country to be
sold in another
tropics
recycled
industrial
exported
evaporates
erosion
equator
charities
basin
industrial
• engaged in or
connected with
business, trade,
or manufactured
goods.
tropics
recycled
industrial
exported
evaporates
erosion
equator
charities
basin
recycled
• processed or
treated so it can
be used again.
tropics
recycled
industrial
exported
evaporates
erosion
equator
charities
basin
recycled
• regions near the
equator that are
also the hottest
parts of the
Earth.
Which means the same thing as the
underlined word?
I live down south near the equator.
Imaginary line around the earth
in the heat
Which means the same thing as the
underlined word?
The water at the dam drained into the
basin.
Land draining by a river
flooding
Which means the same thing as the
underlined word?
I belonged to a charity that helps
people raise money for cancer.
Organization that helps
party
Which means the same thing as the
underlined word?
I erosion on the glacier caused it to
break apart.
Points and spikes
Wearing away of
Which means the same thing as the
underlined word?
The water evaporates from my glass
quickly in the hot weather.
melts
disappears
Which means the same thing as the
underlined word?
China exported the fabric for the
tarps we use in America.
Goods from another country
The material needed for the
product
Which means the same thing as the
underlined word?
He recycled his plastic to better the
environment.
Material thrown away
Material to be used again
Which means the same thing as the
underlined word?
He lived in the tropic where it is very
hot.
Region where it is cold
Region near the equator
Which means the same thing as the
underlined word?
What are some industrial uses for
coal?
Traditional
commercial
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