Environments
This environment is usually hot, very dry, and has very little plant life.
What is a desert?
Locations near the equator typically have this kind of temperature year-round (choose: hot, cold, or moderate).
What is hot?
Air temperature usually does this as elevation increases: (choose: rises, falls, or stays the same)
What is falls?
Also accept: drops
Cities close to large lakes or oceans often have milder winters and ________ summers than inland cities.
What is cooler? or colder?
This environment has very high humidity, lots of rainfall, and many different plants and animals living in layers.
What is a rainforest?
As you move from the equator toward the poles, temperatures generally do this (increase, decrease, or stay the same)
What is decrease?
A mountain top is usually _______ (warmer or colder) than the base because of elevation.
What is colder?
How does proximity to the ocean affect humidity?
What is, being close to the ocean means the humidity will be higher.
This environment has cold temperatures year-round, little precipitation mostly as snow, and very few trees.
What is a tundra
Which latitude zone is known for having four distinct seasons and is found between the tropics and the polar regions?
What is the temperate zone?
Describe in one sentence why high-elevation places might get more snow than the surrounding lowlands.
Explain why being near a large body of water can make temperatures change more slowly than places farther inland.
What is, because the water takes longer to change temperature than the air does.
This environment is dominated by grasses, supports many grazing animals, and has moderate rainfall.
What is a grassland?
Also accept savannah or prairie
A hiker moves from sea level to a high plateau. Describe two weather-related changes the hiker would likely notice (temperature, air pressure, or precipitation)
-temperature decreases
-air pressure decreases
-less precipitation
-precipitation that falls could change from rain to snow
Due to our proximity to the Gulf, how do you expect St. Petersburg's precipitation to be different from Orlando?
This wetland environment is warm, has standing water much of the year, and supports many insects and amphibians.
What is a swamp?
Florida is in the ____________ climate zone.
Bonus: what evidence proves this?
What is the temperate zone?
Evidence: St. Petersburg's latitude is 27degrees N; we experience all four seasons.
There is a place near the Equator where snow can be found all year round. Which climate factor is the most likely reason for this?
What is - elevation?
Explanation - Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa sits at 3degrees S latitude (almost on the Equator) but is so tall that it has glaciers on the top!
Two cities are at the same latitude. One is near the Atlantic Ocean and the other is far inland. Which city will likely experience colder winter temperatures and hotter summer temperatures?
What is, the inland city?