vegetation belt

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• Black Belt (region of Alabama) — Alabama s Black Belt is a region of the state and part of the larger Black Belt Region of the Southern United States, which stretches from Texas to Maryland. The term referred originally to the region underlain by a thin layer of rich, black… …   Wikipedia

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• montane — /mon tayn/, Ecol. adj. 1. pertaining to, growing in, or inhabiting mountainous regions. n. 2. the lower vegetation belt on mountains. [1860 65; < L montanus, equiv. to mont (s. of mons) MOUNT2 + anus ANE] * * * …   Universalium

• montane — mon•tane [[t]ˈmɒn teɪn[/t]] adj. 1) ecl pertaining to, growing in, or inhabiting mountainous regions 2) ecl the lower vegetation belt on mountains • Etymology: 1860–65; < L montānus=mont (s. of mōns) mount II+ ānus ane …   From formal English to slang

• Africa — /af ri keuh/, n. 1. a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. 551,000,000; ab. 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km). adj. 2. African. * * * I Second largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea,… …   Universalium

• Europe — /yoor euhp, yerr / for 1; /yoo roh pee, yeuh / for 2, n. 1. a continent in the W part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains on the E and the Caucasus Mountains and the Black and… …   Universalium

• Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean …   Universalium

• North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… …   Universalium