Hot Zones
What are the three climates in the hot zone?
Equatorial - Tropical - Desert
What are the three climates in the temperate zone?
Mediterranean - Oceanic - Continental
What are the two climates in the cold zone?
Polar - High Mountain
What is a climograph?
A graph that displays average (mean) precipitation and temperature for an area. It is used to compare the climate in different places.
What is the difference between a Natural landscape and a Humanized landscape?
Natural landscapes. They have not been transformed by human activity.
▪ Humanized landscapes. They are the result of human activity in an area over time.
Abundant - there is NO dry season
The dry season for mediterranean climates is during....
Summer
Are there rivers in POLAR climates?
No - only some small streams during the summer
What is a tundra?
Mediterranean
What are the main problems of Equatorial zone?
Deforestation and Mining
Abundant and distributed regularly (the jet stream crosses these areas)
Are there rivers in HIGH MOUNTAIN climates?
Yes many - and their flow increases in spring when snow starts to melt
What is a taiga?
conifer forest of pines and firs
Temperatures in POLAR climates are never above....
10 degrees celsius
Do desert climates have rivers?
No - there can be wadis which are riverbeds that remain dry most of the year
Where can the continental zone be found?
What is the precipitation in POLAR climates?
Very sparse - polar caps get almost no precipitation
In places where underground streams rise
During the summer, tropical climate are.... (rainy or dry)
What is the vegetation like in TROPICAL CLIMATES?
Savannah - high grasses with few trees and bushes - steppes when dry season is long
Why are the temperatures mild in the OCEANIC climate?
because of the influence of the sea: Winters aren't very cold and summers are cool
What is the main problem of HIGH MOUNTAIN climates?
What is ALTITUDINAL ZONATION?
Causes changes in vegetarian in the high mountain climate?
From the base up: forests, brush, meadows, mosses and lichens until the vegetation disappears and we find bare rock and permanent snow.
What are the main problems of OCEANIC CLIMATE?
Industrialization and high degree of human occupation