LANDOT
What factor influences temperature based on distance from the equator?
-The most important factor
Latitude
What biome is hot and wet year-round?
Tropical Rainforest
A list on a map that helps you quickly find the location of places.
Index
The movement of sediment by wind, water, or ice.
Erosion
Drives the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation).
Hydrosphere
A mountain climber notices it’s 85°F at the base but only 50°F near the mountain peak. Which factor explains this change?
Altitude
What biome has little rainfall (less than 10 inches annually) and extreme temperatures?
Desert
The lines that run east-west but measure north-south.
Latitude
The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces.
Weathering
Forests, coral reefs, grasslands, even microscopic organisms.
Biosphere
These movements of seawater transfer warm and cold energy across the Earth’s surface, influencing coastal climates.
This biome is mostly grass with very few trees and is found in places like the Great Plains or Africa.
Grassland/Savanna
This part of a map explains symbols.
Legend (or Key)
The Himalaya Mountains were formed when the Indian plate collided with the Eurasian plate. What Earth process is this?
Tectonic plates (Convergent Boundary)
The layers of gases that surround Earth.
Atmosphere
This effect makes the windward side of a mountain wet and the leeward side dry.
Rain Shadow Effect
This type of graph shows precipitation and temperature for a location.
Climograph
Another word for compass rose
This area is where most volcanoes and earthquakes occur.
Ring of Fire
Earth’s crust, rocks, and landforms.
Lithosphere
What factor explains why coastal cities have smaller temperature changes than inland cities?
Nearness to the ocean
These trees keep their needles year-round and are common in the taiga biome, while these trees lose their leaves in the fall and are common in temperate forests.
Coniferous/Deciduous
The “S” in TODALSIGS that shows distance.
Scale
Over thousands of years, moving ice carved out deep U-shaped valleys in mountain ranges. What Earth process is this an example of?
Glaciation (Erosion)
The side of a mountain that receives little rainfall because descending air warms and dries is called this.
Leeward