Vocab 1
Steady flowing streams of water in the world’s seas are called...
What are currents?
Predictable patterns of weather in an area over many years describes...
What is climate?
What is one subcategory of a Highland climate?
What is doesn't have subcategories?
List all 5 major climate zones!
What is...
1. Tropical
2. Dry
3. Midlatitude
4. High Latitude
5. Highland
Weather patterns in large cities. Cities usually experience higher temperatures and distinct wind patterns compared to their rural surrounding areas.
What are urban climates?
Changes in temperature, wind direction and speed, and air moisture that take place over a short period of time.
What is weather?
What is one subcategory of a Dry climate?
What is steppe/desert?
Major wind systems that follow similar patterns over time...
What are Prevailing Winds?
When mountains block rainfall from reaching interior regions, it is called...
What is rain shadow?
Areas with similar patterns of temperature, precipitation, and vegetation are called...
What are climate zones?
What is one subcategory of a Tropic Climate?
What is Tropical Rain Forrest/Tropical Savanna?
Name two factors that effect the Earth's climate and explain how...
What is Mr. M is the judge??
Wind patterns that take place in smaller areas. They occur because land cools/warms quicker than water does and in areas near tall mountains.
What are local winds?
Areas like rain forests, deserts, grasslands, and tundras where the plants and animals have adapted to the environment around them.
What are biomes?
What is one subcategory of a High Latitude climate?
What is Subarctic, Tundra, or Ice cap?
Where do typhoons often occur?
Where is the Western Pacific Ocean?
Heavy rainfall that cause floods in South America and severe storms in North America. On the other hand, Australia, South America, and Africa experience little rainfall.
What is El Nino?
Unusual cool waters and low rainfall in the Eastern Pacific. In addition, the Western Pacific receives heavy rain and typhoons can occur.
What is La Nina?
What is one subcategory of a Midlatitude climate?
What is Marine West Coast, Mediterranean, Humid Subtropical, Humid Continental?
Why are mountain peaks cold and why do they have snow?
What is air is thin and cannot hold the heat very well in high altitudes?