Climate Zones/Arctic
Gli ambienti della fasce temperate
Gli ambienti della fascia tropicale
Gli ambienti delle fasce polari
Mountains
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T/F The temperate zone is warm all year long.
False. The temperate zone has warm summers and cold winters.
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What are the three types of landscapes found in the temperate climate zone?

temperate forest, Mediterranean, grasslands 

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What are the three types of landscapes found in the tropical climate zone?

Desert, savannah, rain forest

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What are the three types of landscapes found in the polar climate zone?

polar, tundra, taiga

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True or False Polar climates are close to the equator.
False
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List the 3 climate zones.
Tropical, temperate, and polar
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What are 3 characteristics of the temperate forest?

Temperate forests are characterized as regions with high levels of precipitation, humidity, and a variety of deciduous trees. 

200

Which landscape has the most flora and fauna?

The tropical rain forest

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Where are the polar landscapes found?

Near the North and South poles.

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What is altitude?
The height of an area above sea level.
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The majority of Europe is found in which climate zone?

Temperate. 

300

What landscape do you live in?

Mediteanean

300
Describe the tropical rain forest.
They are warm, and wet all year long. More than 100 inches of rain fall. Many animals and plants live in tropical rain forests.
300

Describe the taiga landscape. 

The taiga, is a coniferous forest growing on swampy ground that is commonly covered with lichen. It is the characteristic vegetation of the subpolar region spanning northern North America, Europe, and Asia.

300
How do climates change as you go from the equator to the poles?
Close to the equator there are tropical climates. Farther from the equator are temperate and polar climate zones.
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Describe the 3 climate zones.
tropical - Warm all year round/lots of rain. Temperate- warm summers, cold winters/moderate rain. Polar - Cold much of the year/very little rain.
400

True or false.  Temperate landscapes are found near the equator. 

False.

400

What is the major difference between the desert landscape and the savannah? 

The Savannah has two seasons: wet and dry.  While the desert is hot and it rarely rains. 

400

Describe the tundra landscape.

Tundra is a vast, treeless landscape that covers almost 20 per cent of Earth's surface. Most tundra is around the Arctic Circle, but there is also tundra near Antarctica and on high mountains. The region is cold, dry, and windy. Snow covers the ground for nine months of the year when plants cannot grow.

400
How does climate change with altitude?
The higher the altitude of an area, the lower the average temperature of the area.
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Which climate zone can you find the majority of the continent of Africa? 

tropical

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How does a places location near the sea influence the temperature? 

It makes for a more mild climate. 

500

Deserts are only found in hot areas near the equator. 

False.  Deserts can be in hot or cold. The largest hot desert in the world is the Sahara Desert in Africa – it is 9.4 million square kilometres. One of the largest cold deserts in the world (the Arctic deserts are the largest) is the Gobi Desert in China, which is 1.3 million square kilometres.

500

Describe the polar landscape.

The polar landscape is covered by snow and ice.  There is no vegetation and very little animals live here. 

500
Label the picture
1. Polar/snow 2.Alpine meadow 3.Evergreen forest 4.Tropical rain forest
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