Climate Zones
Which climate can occur at many different latitudes?
Highland
Place where a plant or animal lives
Habitat
We use natural gas mainly for heating and this
Cooking
Front
Anything in nature that humans use and value
Natural Resources
At about 30 degrees North and South latitude we find most of these
Deserts
The spread of desertlike conditions
Desertification
One disadvantage of nuclear power is that it produces what?
Dangerous Waste (Radioactive Material)
Winds that shift directions with the seasons creating wet and dry periods
Monsoons
Resources Earth replaces naturally
Renewable Resources
Occurs in coastal areas along the Arctic Ocean
Tundra
Can occur wherever plants, animals, and water support life.
Ecosytems
Energy Resources that come from the remnants of ancient plants and animals
Fossil Fuels
Large streams of surface water
Ocean Currents
Trees and forests are what type of natural resource?
Renewable Natural Resource
Name the two dry climate types
Desert and Steppe
A plant or animal species that dies out becomes this
Extinct
Which fossil fuel can be made into cosmetics and plastics?
Petroleum (Oil)
Permanently frozen layers of soil
Permafrost
Fossil fuels are what type of energy resource?
Nonrenewable Resource
The most common plants in a Steppe Climate
Short Grasses
To support plant life, soil needs to contain minerals and this
Humus
The cleanest burning fossil fuel
Ocean currents carry warm water toward these
The Poles
These contain more types of plants and animals than any other places on Earth
Rain Forests (Humid Tropical Climates)