Vocabulary
Climate Zones
Climate Regions
Resources I
Climate Regions II: More Regions!!
100
Permanently frozen layers of soil
What is permafrost?
100
This zone is closest to the equator
What is tropical?
100
This region gets less than 10 in. of rain each year
What is desert?
100
This is renewable energy resource is produced with waterpower
What is hydroelectricity?
100
This region is second closest to the equator; warm all year with at least 20 in. of precipitation
What is tropical savanna?
200
Changes or conditions in the air at a certain time and place
What is weather?
200
This zone is closest to the poles?
What is polar?
200
This region is in high mountain regions
What is highland?
200
Dangerous spills that can harm the environment sometimes occur with this energy resource
What is oil?
200
This region has extremely cold winters and short, warm summers with little precipitation
What is subarctic?
300
Semidry grassland or prairie
What is a steppe?
300
The earth's driest zone
What is dry?
300
This region has four seasons, but long and cold winters
What is humid continental?
300
These resources are formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals
What are fossil fuels?
300
This region has hot summers and cool winters, with 10-20 in. of precipitation each year
What is steppe?
400
Winds that change directions with the seasons and create wet and dry periods
What are monsoons?
400
This zone tends to have four distinct seasons
What is temperate?
400
This region is freezing cold with all year long with little precipitation
What is ice cap?
400
An example of mismanagement of natural resources
What is deforestation?
400
This region has mild summers and cool winters due to a strong ocean influence
What is marine west coast?
500
Areas of tall grasses and scattered shrubs and trees
What is a savanna?
500
This zone can occur in many zones, it all depends on elevation.
What is highland?
500
This region is the wettest and warmest region
What is humid tropical?
500
Name one of the two significant dangers associated with using nuclear energy
What is toxic waste or nuclear accident
500
This region is where we find permafrost
What is tundra?
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