Climate Zones
This zone is closest to the equator.
What is the tropical zone?
This imaginary line dissects the planet into 2 parts-the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
What is the Equator?
What is a swamp?
This factor is the height above sea level.
What is elevation?
This zone is farthest from the equator.
What is the Polar Zone?
A low latitude would mean that this location is in what zone?
The Tropical Zone
This environment is characterized as having a cold, dry climate with little precipitation and a frozen ground year-round.
What is a tundra?
This factor is the distance to a large body of water, such as an ocean.
What is the proximity to a large body of water?
This zone experiences all 4 seasons.
What is the Temperate Zone.
A latitude of 89 degrees would indicate that the location is with which climate zone?
The Polar Zone
This environment is characterized as having little rainfall and low humidity; daily hot temperatures are followed by very cold nights.
What is a desert?
Areas that experience cooler summers and warmer winters than their inland neighbors have this to thank for it.
What is close proximity to a large body of water?
This zone typically sees less sunlight resulting in dry, cold climate.
What is the Polar Zone?
This latitude gets the most direct sunlight year-round.
What is 0o (the equator)?
This environment is characterized as having tall grass and little trees, with varying temperatures, humidity, and precipitation depending on the season.
What are grasslands?
This helps to cool the
air during the day and warm
the air during the night when
the Sun’s energy is not
present.
What is a large body of water?
Places in this zone typically have warm, humid climate.
What is the Tropical Zone?
This is used to define climate zones.
What is latitude?
This environment is characterized by year-round rainfall, hot temperatures and high humidity. Lots of plants, trees, and wildlife thrive here.
What is the rainforest?
What is high elevation?