Climate Zones
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Hodge Podge
100
warm temperatures ALL year round; heavy rainfall.
Tropical rain forest
100
warm temperatures marked by grasslands and scattered trees; Timon and Pumbaa
Savanna
100
How many time zones in the world?
24
100
Traveling East you ________ time.
Lose (subtract)
100
______ is the predictable patterns of weather over a long period of time.
CLIMATE
200
Cold all year long; little to No precipitation
ICE CAP
200
short, cool summers; long very cold winters found in high latitudes
Tundra
200
Each time zone is separated by _______ of longitude
15
200
climates that have warmer temperatures due to larger amounts of energy from people, pavement, and buildings is _______
Urban Climate
200
a climate that is particular to specific animals and plants is called a __________
Biome
300
warm temperatures but very low to no rainfall with droughts common
Desert
300
mountainous areas with vegetation dependent on altitude
Highland
300
There is ______ hours difference between Eastern and Pacific.
What is 3
300
The major wind system that blows weather from the west to the east across North America is _________
Westerly winds
300
It is 12:00 am in Hawaii. What time is it in Boston, MA?
5:00 AM
400
the climate zone we are in now; hot wet summers, cold, wet winters
Humid Continental
400
warm or mild temperatures; rainfall low and unreliable but small shrubs and grasses can live here (don't skip this _______)
steppe
400
Name all of the USA time zones
Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, Alaskan, Hawaiian.
400
The biggest effect on climate zones is the ___________
THE SUN!
400
What is the climate zone for Florida?
Humid Subtropical
500
warm dry summers, mild, wet winters with low trees and shrubs
Mediterranean
500
cool summers, mild winters; with ample rainfall found in northwest N. America and Europe
Marine West Coast!
500
It is 4:30 pm in Anchorage, Alaska. What time is it in Chicago Illinois?
7:30 pm
500
Waters that warm the climate of western Europe originate in this ocean current __________
Gulf Stream
500
Why are some time zones jagged?
Certain countries did not want to be in more than one time zone for political reasons.
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