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World Climates Flashcards

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What does climate depend on?

A

Where you live in the world

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Does earth have different climate zones or the same climate everywhere?

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Different climate

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What are earth climate zones?

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Tropical, temperate, polar, dry, highland

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How do Geographers identify an areas climate?

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By looking temperature, precipitation, and native plant life

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What do climate zones relate to?

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Latitude and longitude

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Tropics are near the [blank]

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Equator

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The tropics extend from the [blank] to the [blank]

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The tropics extend from the tropic of cancer to the tropic of capricorn

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Humid tropical climates have what kind of climate?

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Warm, muggy, and rainy climates

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What are humid tropical climates average temp.?

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80 degrease

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How many inches of rain do humid tropical climates get per year?

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450

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Do humid tropical climates have winter?

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No

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Monsoon

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Seasonal winds that bring dry or moist air

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During one time of year moist ocean air creates a what?

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Dry season

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Monsoon areas have a [blank] to

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Dry season

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Is flooding during abnormal and non severe or likely and severe

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Likely and severe

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Tropical rain forest are created by what?

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Warm temp. and heavy rain

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What is the worlds largest rain forest?

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Amazon rain basin

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Do tropical rain forest have little or lots of biodiversity?

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Lots

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Tropical savanna climate is located where?

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North of the humid tropical climate

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Tropical savanna climate has what kind of dry season and how much rain?

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It has a long hot dry season and few periods of rain

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Does tropical get as much rain as humid tropical?

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No

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Does tropical savanna get enough rain to support a forest?

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No

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Savanna

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Areas of tall grass, trees, and shrubs

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What is the hottest and driest climate?

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The desert

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How much rain does the desert receive a year?
Less than 10 inches
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How much life is in the desert?
Little life
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Why do the plants in the desert grow far apart?
So they don't compete for water
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What kind off days ad what kind of nights?
Hot days and cool nights
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Deserts are bordered by what?
Steppes
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Steppes
Semi- dry grassland
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Do steppes receive more or less rain than deserts?
More
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What kind of plants grow there?
Short grasses most common but shrubs and trees grow there to
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Temperate climates have what kind of climate?
Mild
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Temperate climates have how many seasons?
4
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What kind of summers?
Warm, wet summers
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What kind of winters?
cool, cold winters
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Temperate climates are found where?
Half way between the equator and the poles
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Most Americans live in what kind of climate?
Temperate climate
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Air from the tropics and the poles meet where?
In the temperate zone
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Are their more than one type of temperate climate?
Yes their are several
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Is the Mediterranean climate uncomfortable?
No
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What are Mediterranean climate summers like?
Hot and dry
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What are Mediterranean climate winters like?
Cold and wet
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Much of [blank] has this climate and other [blank] has it
Much of California has this climate and other America has it
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The Mediterranean climate is named after what?
The sea
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Mediterranean climate plant life:
Short trees and shrubs
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Mobile AL. is what kind of climate?
Humid subtropical
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Humid subtropical climate is near where?
Southeastern coast of America
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What type of winters do humid subtropical climates have?
Mild frost/snow
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What type of summers do humid subtropical climates have?
Hot and muggy
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When in the humid subtropical climates during the year do storms happen?
Year round
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Can the humid subtropical climates be struck by thunderstorms?
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! duh
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Can humid subtropical climates support mixed forest including deciduous and conifers trees?
Yes
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Marine west coast climate includes what parts of the world?
West America and parts of Europe
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Winds carry moisture from the seas which keeps the area what temp.?
Mid temp.
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Can marine west coast climate support evergreen forest?
Yes
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How are marine west coast climate winters?
Foggy
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Where are humid continental climates located?
Near the poles
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How many climates do humid continental climates have?
4
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How are humid continental climates summers?
Short
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How are humid continental climates winters?
Long
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What place has humid continental climates?
East coast
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What can the humid continental climates support?
Grasslands and Forest
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Does the grass in the humid continental climates grow tall?
No
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What kind of forest do humid continental climates have?
Conifers or deciduous
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The subarctic and the tundra climate is located where?
Northeastern hemisphere south of the arctic ocean
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What for how long is the subarctic and the tundra climate below freezing
For half the year
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How are the subarctic and the tundra climates winters?
Long and bitter
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How are the subarctic and the tundra climates summers?
Short and cold
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Can the subarctic and the tundra climate support forest?
Yes with their rainfall
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The Tundra is located in [blank along the [blank]
The Tundra is located in costal regions along the arctic oceans
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What kind of winters does the Tundra have?
Same as subarctic climates
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What kind of summers does the Tundra have?
Same as subarctic climates
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How much rain does the Tundra get?
Not much
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What kind of plant life does the Tundra get?
Small shrubs, mosses, and lichen
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Permafrost
Permanently frozen layers of soil
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How well can soil in the Tundra absorb water?
Not well
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The Tundra not being able to absorb water well forms what?
Ponds and marshes

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