World Climates

Question 1

Name the hot climates

Answer 1

Desert, Savanna, Equatorial

Question 2

Name the temperate climates

Answer 2

Cool temperate, warm temperate

Question 3

Describe how a cactus has adapted in the desert

Answer 3

Thick bark to prevent loss of moisture
Roots spread over long distances
Stores water inside of it
Needles protect it from animals

Question 4

Name the cold climates

Answer 4

Boreal, Tundra

Question 5

Name the desert that is beside the Sahel

Answer 5

Sahara

Question 6

Name 2 causes of desertification

Answer 6

Climate change and human factors

Question 7

Name 3 solutions to desertification

Answer 7

Introducing new animal breeds
Planting more trees to bind the sand and create shelter
Dig deeper wells to find water

Question 8

Explain conditions in a warm temperate climate

Answer 8

Summers are hot and dry
About 30 degrees in summer
Winters are mild and moist (400/700ml of rain)
About 6 degrees in winter

Question 9

Explain conditions in a cool temperate climate

Answer 9

Warm summers
Mild winters
Rain throughout the year but most in winter
Weather is cloudy and changeable

Question 10

Explain conditions in a boreal climate

Answer 10

Summers are short (10-15 degrees)
Winters are very cold (-25 degrees)
Low precipitation 400mm
Natural vegetation is taiga forest

Question 11

Explain conditions in a tundra climate

Answer 11

Summers are short and cool (rarely over 15 degrees)
Winters are long and cold (-35 degrees)
Large temperature range
Not a lot of precipitation ( 250 mm a year) snow
Little vegetation
Animals migrate in winter

Question 12

Give ways in which the camel has adapted to the desert

Answer 12

Thick and wide hooves for walking in the sand
Store fat in their humps when food is scarce
Long eyelashes to protect eyes from sand
Thick skin on their legs so they can kneel in hot sand

Question 13

Explain conditions in a boreal climate

Answer 13

Summers are short (10-15 degrees)
Winters are very cold (-25 degrees)
Low precipitation 400mm
Natural vegetation is taiga forest

Question 14

Explain conditions in a tundra climate

Answer 14

Summers are short and cool (rarely over 15 degrees)
Winters are long and cold (-35 degrees)
Large temperature range
Not a lot of precipitation ( 250 mm a year) snow
Little vegetation
Animals migrate in winter

Question 15

Give characteristics of the taiga forest tree

Answer 15

Evergreen coniferous forest
Needles prevent loss of moisture
Branches of tree slope down
Thick bark
Permafrost gathers
Shallow roots

Question 16

Explain conditions in an Equatorial climate

Answer 16

Hot all year round (28 degrees)
One season
Rain every afternoon (2000mm a year)
Jungle

Question 17

Explain conditions in a savanna climate

Answer 17

Hot all year round (30 degrees)
Two seasons (11:1)
Wet summers, dry winters
Scattered trees and grassland

Question 18

Explain conditions in a hot desert climate

Answer 18

Day :(30-50 degrees) Night: 5 degrees
Very little rain less than 100mm a year
Long droughts followed by sudden downpours

Question 19

Explain desertification

Answer 19

When deserts spread and turns land into desert. This happens when desert conditions are spread into the more fertile regions. Happens mostly around the edge of deserts. Ex. Sahel

Question 20

Explain the effects desertification had on the Sahel in terms of climate

Answer 20

Rainfall became unreliable
Temperatures rose because of global warming
Droughts have occurred and water holes do rivers have started to dry up

Question 21

Explain the effects human interference and desertification have had on the Sahel

Answer 21

People keeping large herds led to overgrazing of the land
Farmers crops fail with fertilisers because the soil is so dry
Trees and shrubs are cut down for heat and cooking. This speeds up soil erosion

Question 22

What were the results of desertification in the Sahel region

Answer 22

Hundreds of thousands and millions of animals and people have died as a result of famine

Millions were forced to migrate to find food and many live in refugee camps

Many people moved into urban areas which led to grow of slums

Vast areas cannot support agriculture

Towns and villages have been swallowed by sand