Definitions
Time Zones
Climate Zones
Vegetation Zones
Continents and Oceans
100
The line is a line of Latitude but cut the world into a northern and southern hemisphere.
What is the equator?
100
This time zone is found on the west coast by B.C.
What is Pacific Standard time?
100
This climate zone is 5-10 degrees north or south of the equator, has long periods of sunshine, and heavy and frequent rain all year long
What is the Tropical climate zone?
100
The zone has mostly spruce, pine, and fir trees; is found between 50-60 degrees latitude and has trees with needles rather than leaves, and cones rather than flowers.
What is the Coniferous Forest biome?
100
This ocean is located between the North and South America and Europe and Africa
What is the Atlantic ocean?
200
These lines are vertical on a map and are used to determine the exact location east and west of the Prime Meridian.
What are line of longitude?
200
This time zone is off by 30 min, is found on the east coast right beside the eastern time zone.
What is the Newfoundland time zone?
200
This climate zone is found from 30 degrees to each pole, has mild-warm summers and cold winters, and will have more precipitation in the summer.
What is the Temperate climate zone?
200
This vegetation zone is extremely dry, has a big temperature drop at night and is home to plants such as, cacti, small bushes, ect.
What is the Desert?
200
This continent is located directly south of Europe.
What is Africa?
300
This term is used to refer to the time that Greenwich Time Zone uses for their time.
What is Universal Time?
300
This time zone is found to the east of us and is mostly in Ontario and Quebec
What is the Eastern Time Zone?
300
This climate zone is found at random places around the world, has higher temperature at higher elevations, and will have different weather, depending on which side of the mountain you are on?
What is the Mountain climate zone?
300
This vegetation zone has a distinct dry and wet season, receives 500-900mm of precipitation a year and is home to animals such as elephants, lions, and zebras.
What is the Grassland?
300
This Ocean is located South of both Africa and South America.
What is the Southern Ocean?
400
Another name for Lines of Longitude are
What are Meridians?
400
This is our time zone.
What is Central Time Zone?
400
This climate zone will have warm to hot summers, and mild winters, is usually found on the west side of the continent
What is the Mediterranean climate zone?
400
This vegetation zone is the coldest zone, has little to no trees, and receives about 150-250 mm of precipitation a year.
What is the Tundra?
400
This continent is also a country and is located south of Asia and just north of Africa.
What is Australia?
500
The time at any given place is referred to _________.
What is Local Time?
500
This time zone is to the west of the Central Time Zone, and is found in Alberta, and sometimes Saskatchewan
What is the Mountain time zone?
500
This climate zone is often very dry, has short summers and cold winters and will often have permafrost present
What is the Polar climate region?
500
This vegetation zone has temperatures between -30 and +30, is home to trees such as oak, maples, beeches, shrubs and mosses, and has 4 distinct seasons
What is the Deciduous Forest?
500
This ocean is located to the west of Africa and south of Asia.
What is the Indian Ocean?
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