Climate Zones
Humid and Warm all year
Tropical Zone
The average weather patterns of a place over a long period of time.
Climate
A human factor that can change the climate.
Fossil Fuels, transportation, electricity, carbon dioxide
The trapping of heat in Earth's atmosphere.
Greenhouse effect
Areas that are farthest away from the Earth's equator have ______ climates
Cold
Cool to Cold Climate All Year
Polar Zone
Very dry.
Arid
A natural factor that can change the climate.
Volcanoes, ash, forest fires, change in amount of precipitation
Latitude
Areas that are closest to Earth's equator have ______ climates
Short summers with cold/mild temperatures. Winters are long and cold.
Subpolar Zone
The measure of how high above the ground something is.
Elevation
What gases trap heat to make the Earth warmer
Greenhouse gases
A gas that traps heat in the atmosphere
Greenhouse gases
Areas further away from the equator receive ____ direct sunlight. (more or less)
Less
Summers are hot, winters are mild to cool.
Subtropical Zone
The imaginary line that divides the Earth into a northern half and a southern half.
Equator
Name the four or five factors that affect climate
Latitude, Mountains, the Ocean, Sunlight, Elevation
The zone where the weather is hot and humid all year.
Tropical Zone
Areas closest to the equator receive ____ direct sunlight. (more or less)
More
Summers are hot to very warm. Winters are cold.
Temperate Zone
A change in weather patterns over a long period of time.
Climate Change
Overall, is the climate of Earth getting warmer or cooler?
Warmer
The zone where temperatures are cool to very cold all year.
_____ is a change in weather patterns over a long period of time.
Climate change