climate
what are the main elements for describing climate?
temperature and precipitation
what are climate graphs used to show?
precipitation and temperature
how many climactic zones does the earth have?
5
what is a landscape?
all the visible features of a large extension of land
what are 3 factors that affect temperature and precipitation
distance from the equator, altitude, proximity to the sea
where are climate graphs used?
in meteorology
what are the 2 landscapes in the cold zones?
1. polar
2. mountain
what do landscapes include?
physical features such as landforms, bodies of water, vegetation, and human features which are built by people
what is the characteristic state of the atmosphere in a specific area over a long period of time?
climate
what do the blue bars show on a climate graph?
amount of total precipitation each month
what are the 3 landscapes in the hot zone?
1. equatorial
2. tropical
3. desert
what is a natural landscape?
a landscape with more physical features that has not been transformed much by human activity
what decreases as altitude increases?
temperature
what is shown on the horizontal axis in a climate graph?
months
what are the 3 landscapes in the temperature zones?
1. mediterranean
2. oceanic
3. continental
what is a humanised landscape?
a landscape that has been transformed a lot by human activity. usually in favorable climates that are the most populated on the planet
what are the 3 factors that affect temperature and precipitation?
1. distance from the equator
2. altitude
3. proximity to the sea
what does the red line on a climate graph show?
the average temperature each month
where are each of the climactic zones located?
cold zones: top and bottom of the world
hot zones: along the equator (center of the world)
temperate zones: in between the hot zones and the cold zones
what are the 3 different categories that humanized landscapes can be classified as?
1. rural
2. industrial
3. urban