climate

Question 1

climate

Answer 1

average weather conditions in a location

Question 2

microclimate

Answer 2

smaller climates within a climate that differ from the climate around them

Question 3

factors that influence temp

Answer 3

latitude, altitude, distance from water, ocean currents

Question 4

latitude

Answer 4

earths surface divided into three temps

Question 5

tropical zone

Answer 5

near equator, warm, receives direct sunlight, hot and wet

Question 6

polar zone

Answer 6

colder, sun strikes ground at a lower angle

Question 7

temperate zone

Answer 7

between polar and tropical, warm summers cold winters,

Question 8

does water heat up and cool down slower on land or water

Answer 8

land

Question 9

marine climates

Answer 9

warm winters, cool summers

Question 10

continental climates

Answer 10

inland areas, cold winters, warm summers

Question 11

altitude

Answer 11

air temp decreases as altitude increases, higher altitude colder temp

Question 12

ocean currents

Answer 12

currents of cool/warm air above bringing warm/cool air down to land

Question 13

prevailing winds

Answer 13

carry warm, moist/cool air over land

Question 14

great mountains

Answer 14

mountain range in the path of prevailing winds, influence where precip falls

Question 15

rainshadows

Answer 15

areas of low rainfall on a downward (leeward) side of a mountain

Question 16

seasons

Answer 16

sea/land breeze over a large region that change direction with seasons called monsoons

Question 17

ecosystem

Answer 17

interaction of nonliving and living things in an environment

Question 18

biome

Answer 18

a specific geographical area notable for species living there, made up of different ecosystems (water biome: coral reef and kelp forest ecosystems)

Question 19

different types of biomes

Answer 19

temperate deciduous tree forests, tundra, taiga, grasslands, desert, tropical forests

Question 20

leeward

Answer 20

side not facing the wind

Question 21

windward

Answer 21

side facing wind

Question 22

elevation

Answer 22

how high something is above sea level

Question 23

topography

Answer 23

land features of a place

Question 24

koppen climate classification

Answer 24

classification used to divide different cliamtes

Question 25

climograph

Answer 25

a graph that graphs climate elements

Question 26

as latitude increases what happens to the temp

Answer 26

average temp of a place decreases

Question 27

what is the temperature like for places closer to large bodies of water

Answer 27

smaller range of temperature variations

Question 28

what is the temperature like on the leeward side compared to the windward side

Answer 28

warmer while windward is cooler

Question 29

as elevation increases what happens to the temperature

Answer 29

average temperature decreases

Question 30

belts of low pressure have what kind of precipitation

Answer 30

heavy precipitation, high pressure is dry desert climates

Question 31

places closer to large bodies of water receive what kind of precipitation

Answer 31

higher average levels of precip

Question 32

what is the precipitation like in the middle of a large landmass

Answer 32

drier

Question 33

what is precipitation like on the windward side of the mountain

Answer 33

higher than average precip, opposite for leeward side

Question 34

prevailing winds determine

Answer 34

the windward and leeward side of a mountain/bodies of water