Vocabulary
Climate Zones
Climate Descriptions
Climate Groups
Where do I belong?
100
funnel shaped windstrorm
What is a tornado?
100
year round rains produce lush and thick vegetation
What is Tropical Rain Forest?
100
describe a highland climate zone
What is it contains mountains or high elevation?
100
Name both tropical climate zone
What is Tropical Rain Forest and Tropical Savanna?
100
Mediterranean, Marine West Coast, Humid Continental and Humid Subtropical
What is Mid-Latitudes?
200
buildup of certain gases in the atmosphere that causes the earth to warm
What is the greenhouse effect?
200
less than 10 inches of rain per year
What is Desert?
200
Describe a steppe climate zone
What is a treeless plain that surrounds deserts, 10-20 inches of rain a year?
200
This climate group is very dry and usually hot
What is Dry Climates?
200
Tropical Savanna and Tropical Rain Forest
What is the Tropics?
300
tremendous seasonal winds that blows over a continent for months at a time
What is monsoon?
300
broad grasslands with a specific wet and dry season
What is Tropical Savanna?
300
Describe a subarctic climate zone
What is huge evergreen forests called taigas?
300
This climate group is from the tropics to about 60 degrees N and S
What is Mid-Latitude?
300
Mountains and areas of high elevation
What is the Highlands?
400
usual, predictable pattern of weather over a long period of time
What is climate?
400
harsh winters, short summers, contains Pennsylvania
What is Humid Continental Climate?
400
Describe a humid subtropical climate zone
What is heavy rain in the hot and humid summer months?
400
This climate group is from 23 1/2 N to 23 1/2 S
What is Tropical Climates?
400
Deserts and Steppes
What is the Dry Climates?
500
unpredictable changes in the air over a short period of time
What is weather?
500
mild and rainy winters with cool summers
What is Marine West Coast Climate?
500
Describe an ice cap climate zone
What is North and South poles, only lichens grow here?
500
This climate group is from about 60 degrees N and S to the poles
What is High Latitudes?
500
Subarctic, Ice Caps, Tundra
What is the High Latitudes?
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