Climate Types
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a very dry desert climate

What is an arid climate?

100

this climate is not as dry as the arid climate. Typical vegetation is short grass

What is a semi arid climate?

100

Formed from volcanic eruption underwater that build up and eventually break the surface

What is island formation?

100

one of earth's most critical water towers

What is Mt. Everest?
100

arid

what is dry?

200

This climate is found directly north and south of the equator, where it is wet and hot

What is the tropical climate?

200

this climate has limited precipitation, cool summers, and very cold winters

What is the subarctic climate?

200

the increased height of the level of seas and oceans. People around the coasts of certain countries may become climate refugees due to this

What are rising sea levels?

200

overall weather in an area over a long period of time

What is climate?

200

a dried fruit commonly found in mediterranean climates

What is a date?
300

a climate marked by warm, dry summers and cool, rainy winters. It is known for foods like olives, figs, and dates

What is the mediterranean climate?

300

short-tailed wildcats with tufted ears that you would find in mediterranean climates

What is a lynx?

300

a large mass of moving ice and snow on land

What is a glacier?
300

The conditions of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place

What is weather?

300

an element of climate, means how close to somewhere is to water

What is proximity to water?

400

This climate is found in the areas around the north and south pole, where the weather is cold.

What is the polar climate?

400

latitude, elevation, proximity to water, ocean currents, and wind

What are influences on climate?

400

when you do not have access to enough clean water supplies

What is water scarcity?

400

water that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth as rain, sleet, hail, and wind

What is percipitation?

400

a drought in the 1930s that turned the Great Plains very dry

What is the Dust Bowl?

500

weather pattern characterized by long, cold snowy winters and short, hot summers

What is a humid continental climate?

500

seasonal wind pattens that cause wet and dry seasons

What are monsoons?

500

scientists refer to mountains as this because they hold massive amounts of freshwater in the form of snowpack and glaciers

What is a water tower?

500

height above sea level

What is Elevation?
500

a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface

What is a volcano?