Climates
The areas with distinct climates
What are climate zones?
Monkeys, birds, lizards, and snakes
What are the most common animals in a tropical zone?
Hibiscus, bamboo, and palms
What types of plants grow in a temperate zone?
Areas (mainly on the North and South poles) where the ground and landscape is completely ice and has no precipitation (no rain or snow)
What is a cold desert?
A dry area toward the leeward side or a mountainous area. The mountains block the passage of rain-producing weather systems and cast a "shadow" of dryness behind them.
What is the Rain Shadow Effect?
Day to day conditions
What is weather?
The most common tropical zones
What are parts of North America and South America?
Deers, and squirrels
What animals live in a temperate zone?
Has the coldest landmass
What is Antarctica?
Many organisms adapted to survive in specific climate
What are adaptations to climate?
The long term pattern of weather conditions
What is climate?
The hottest portion where the sun hits directly
Coasts of California, Florida, Connecticut, and Virginia
What are the most common temperate zones in USA?
Polar Bears, Penguins, and Spotted seals
What type of animals live in Polar zones?
Inherited trait that is selected for over time that allows organisms to better survive in their environment.
What are adaptations?
Shapes the climate
What is a landmass?
A zone that is on the equator which gets the most sun
What is a tropical zone?
Wide area between polar and tropical zones
Far northern and southern regions of Earth
What is a polar zone?
Beaks, shape of nose or ears, and change in fur color
What are the most common adaptations?
They cause precipitation
Do mountains have a large effect on climate?
*Bonus* 23.5 degrees
What angle is Earth titled at?