Climate and Weather
A regions average weather conditions over a long period
Climate
Wind
____________ can be found by the Equator
Tropics
To die out means to become _________
Extinct
Large streams of surface water
Ocean Currents
The short-term changes in the air for a given place and time
Weather
Plants, animals, water, trees, etc. are examples of ___________________
Renewable Resources
____________ climates can be found in the higher latitudes
Polar
___________, also known as the sorroundings
Enviroment
Permanently frozen layers of soil
Permafrost
These are winds that blow in the same direction across Earth's surface
Prevailing Winds
Fossil Fuels are an example of ____________
Nonrenewable Resources
____________ climates can be found in the mid latitudes
Temperates
A group of plants and animals that depend on one another to survive and the environment in which they live in is called an _______________
Ecosystem
The spread of desert-like conditions
Desertification
Earth's __________ causes prevailing winds to curve East or West
Rotation
_____________ is the production of electricity from waterpower
Hydroelectric Power
___________ are seasonal winds that bring dry or moist air
Monsoons
Areas of tall grasses and scattered trees and shrubs
Savannas
A place where a plant or animals live
Habitat
The amount of sun at any given location is affected by Earths
Tilt, Movement, Shape
What is the main disadvantage of nuclear energy?
It produces dangerous waste
_________ climates are characterized by the lack of precipitation
Dry
Semidry grasslands or prairies are apart of _______ Climates
Steppe
Decayed plant or animal matter
Humus