Climate Zones

Climate Zones/Arctic

100

T/F The temperate zone is warm all year long.

False. The temperate zone has warm summers and cool winters.

200

List the 5 primary climate zones.

Tropical, dry, temperate, continental, and polar.

300

Describe the tundra climate?

Summers are short, but plants and animals are plentiful.

400

What are the 3 types of continental climates? 

warm summer, cool summer and subartic

500

What is the coldest type of sub climate? 

ice cap

Desserts

100

What is the difference between climate and weather?

Climate describes the average weather conditions/patterns over a long period of time, while weather refers to the short-term conditions of the atmosphere.

200

What climate has the most predictable weather on earth?

Rainforest

300

What is a climate called with very little to no rain? 

Arid

400

Are all deserts the same or are some different? 

Some are covered by sand, others are covered by rock or soil. Antartica has a desert covered in ice. 

500

What is the name of the most widely used climate classification system? 

Klöppen Classification System

Forests

100

List the 2 types of dry climates

arid, semiarid

200

List the 3 types of wet/tropical climates

rainforest, monsson, savanna

300

Describe the tropical rain forest.

They are warm, and wet all year long. More than 100 inches of rain fall. Many animals and plants live in tropical rain forests.

400

Describe the marine climate? 

longer cooler winters, drizzle that falls about 2/3 of winter days

500

What colors are the continental climates represented by on a map using the Klöppen Climate Classification System?

purples & teals

Grasslands

100

True or False The United States has no grasslands

False

200

What climate has the hottest spots in the world? 

Arid

300

What climate has heavy seasonal rainfalls? 

monsoon 

400

What is the difference between a tundra climate and an ice cap climate?

In an ice cap climate, temperatures rarely rize above freezing, even in the summer, and few things can survive the climate vs the tundra climate plants and animals are plentiful in the summer to a slight rise in temperatures

500

How do climates change as you go from the equator to the poles?

Equatorial climates are the highest and the climate is cooler further from the equator

Mountains

100

True or False Polar climates are close to the equator.

False

200

What type of climate do you live in?

Bonus points if you can also name the sub climate. 

Temperate 

Double Points for listing the sub climate: Humid subtropical

300

What climate has evenly spread precipitation, yet hurricanes & other violent storms are common

humid subtropical

400

Describe the 3 seasons in the Savanna climate. 

cool & dry, hot & dry, hot & wet

500

Label the picture with the type of primary climate zone. 

1. Polar 2. Temperate 3. Dry 4.Tropical 5.Continental