Climate Zones
Deserts
Forests
Grasslands
Mountains & the Arctic
100
the average weather of a region over a long period of time
What is climate?
100
most deserts are found in this type of climate
What is tropical?
100
in tropical climates near this part of Earth, it is warm and wet all year
What is the equator?
100
Grasslands contain some of the best _________________ in the world.
What are farmlands?
100
The area around the North Pole is known at this.
What is the Arctic?
200
the places farthest from the equator have this type of climate
What is polar
200
this is an area in a desert that has water
What is an oasis?
200
more kinds of plants and animals are found in this type of forest than anywhere else on Earth
What is tropical rain?
200
Because so little rain falls, few of these grow in the grasslands.
What are trees?
200
Climates can change as you go from the equator to this area.
What are poles?
300
this this type of climate, winters are cold and summers are warm
What is temperate?
300
some deserts are covered by this
What is sand?
300
these types of trees lose their leaves in the fall
What is deciduous?
300
Much of this part of the United States is made up of grasslands.
What is midwestern?
300
The higher the altitude of an area, the ________________ the average temperature of the area.
What is lower?
400
a moving stream of water in an ocean
What is a current?
400
this part of many desert plants is very long
What are roots?
400
on the West Coast of the United States, winters are mild and rainfall is this
What is heavy?
400
Australia's grasslands are home for these animals.
What are kangaroos?
400
This is the height of an area above sea level.
What is altitude?
500
it is warm all year round and rainfall is high in this climate
What is tropical
500
in a desert, sand may pile up into tall ______________
What are dunes?
500
the climate and the kind of ______________ make forests different
What is soil?
500
The grasslands area of the midwestern United States was once the home of herds of these two animals.
What are bison and antelope?
500
An area high on a mountain where no trees grow is called this
What is an alpine meadow?
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