LEMPOSA
Climate Zones
Climate Types
Vegetation
Vocabulary
100
True or False? High atmospheric pressure brings a lot of rain
What is False
100
List the three climate zones.
What is high,mid,low.
100
Climate type with no vegetation.
What is icecap
100
Grasslands in tropical regions are known as:
What is savannas
100
day-to-day changes in temperatures
What is weather.
200
Atacama Desert in Chile is created by a
What is cold ocean current
200
Can cold areas exist in low latitudes?
What is yes.
200
List climates that can be found anywhere
What is Arid Semi arid Highland
200
Type of forest found near the equator where ample rain falls
Tropical rainforest
200
Term used to describe a location on a continent is
What is contentality.
300
The higher you go in elevation the _____ it is.
What is colder
300
"Warm/rainy year-round" best describes what climate zone?
What is low.
300
A desert has what type of climate
What is arid
300
True or False: a desert means hot and dry
What is false, only dry
300
Permanently frozen subsoil
What is permafrost
400
The term used to describe the "Mountain barrier" factor is known as the _____ effect
What is Orographic Effect
400
"Long cold winters and short, warm summers (4 distinct seasons) best describes what climate zone?
What is mid
400
Name the two climates with mixed forests.
What is humid subtropical and continental
400
Tall grasses that dominate in areas that tend to be drier are known as
What is steppe
400
Underwater earthquake
What is a tsunami
500
Although the UK and Europen are located close to the same latitude lines as Canada, the UK and Europe stay warmer because of
What is warm ocean currents
500
"Very long winters and very short, cool summers " best describes what climate zone?
What is high.
500
Amount of rainfall and temperature are characteristics that describe:
What is climate
500
Broadleaf trees that lose their leaves once a year are called _______ and needleleaf trees with cones are called_______.
Deciduous; coniferous
500
Seasonal wind
What is a monsoon
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