weather vs Climate
The day-to-day condition of the atmosphere is called what?
Climate
Tall evergreen trees and dense plant layers are found here
Tropical rainforest
Which hemisphere has more land in the tropical zone — north or south?
North
Hot, dry climate; sparse vegetation; largest desert in the world.
Sahara Desert
True or False- Vegetation can tell you about the climate of an area.
True
Name two factors that influence the climate of a place
Latitude, altitude, distance from the sea, ocean currents, prevailing winds
Plants with thick stems and water storage abilities grow here.
Desert vegetation
The Sahara Desert is in which continent?
Africa
Cold, icy land in the Southern Hemisphere with no permanent residents.
Antarctica
Which climate zone has the largest variety of plant and animal life?
Tropical
Which climate zone has four distinct seasons
Temperate
What is the main characteristic of rainfall in deserts?
Very low — less than 250 mm per year
What is the approximate latitude of the Arctic Circle?
66.5° N
Which two lines of latitude mark the tropical zone?
Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
What is the average temperature in a tropical rainforest?
Around 25–27°C all year
Which climate zone is determined more by elevation than latitude?
Highland
These grasslands in Africa support large grazing animals.
Savanna
This South American country contains most of the Amazon rainforest.
Brazil
Name one continent that has tropical rainforests.
South America, Africa, Asia
What is the name of the climate phenomenon characterized by the periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, which significantly impacts global weather patterns?
El Niño
Give one example of a human activity in coniferous forests
Logging, paper production, hunting, ecotourism
Deforestation in the Amazon affects climate worldwide. Explain how this happens.
Trees absorb carbon dioxide; removing them increases greenhouse gases, contributing to global warming and changing rainfall patterns.