Vocab Part 1
Decayed plant or animal matter?
Humus
spread of desert like conditions?
desertification
Is average annual precipitation an example of weather or climate?
Climate
What is an ecosystem?
What are minerals?
Nonrenewable resources.
Changes or conditions in the air at a certain time and place?
weather
an area's weather patterns over a long period of time?
climate
How does latitude relate to climate?
The higher the latitude the cooler the climate.
Why is an ecosystem fragile?
If something changes, it affects the entire system.
How do nonrenewable and renewable resources differ?
Nonrenewable cannot be replaced.
planting trees where forests were?
Reforestation
permanently frozen layers of soil?
permafrost
What five factors affect climate?
sun, location, wind, water, and mountains
Why are plants an important part of the environment?
Plants are the foundation for all food eaten my animals.
What might be some results of desertification?
Plants would no longer grow, forcing animals to leave.
Completely died out?
extinct
winds that change direction with the seasons and create wet and dry periods?
monsoon.
What are the five major climate zones?
tropical, temperate, polar, dry, and highland.
Requires people to rely on fewer resources.
What is the cleanest burning fossil fuel?
semidry grassland or prairie?
steppe
areas of tall grasses and scattered shrubs and trees?
savannah
Why do you think the study of climate is important in geography?
Climate affects all living things.
Where are the most diverse habitats on Earth found?
Tropical rain forests.
Which renewable resource uses the heat of Earth's interior to generate power?
Geothermal energy.