Geo Ch 3 Review

This dry, sandy area with few plants except cacti

As elevation increases, temperatures_____ due to thinning atmosphere

Day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere make up

Earth spins from W to E on its axis, making 1 complete___every 24 hours giving us night/day

This latitude zone is also known as the polar zone and has very cold climates

Global winds blow in fairly constant patterns called___

It takes the Earth a few hours more than 365 days (1 year) to complete a _____

Tropical winds move ____the poles, while polar winds move _____the equator.

This latitude zone is also known as the tropics and has warm to hot climates

This latitude zone is also known as the temperate zone and has the most variable weather.

The southernmost point on Earth to receive the direct rays of the sun

Going from the equator to the North Pole, average temperatures

Cold and warm streams of water that move in patterns

Long-term atmospheric conditions that people can expect to be generally true make up

The _____of the mountain is the opposite side of where the wind is blowing.

Ocean winds bring cool summers cool damp winters Lots rainfall supports coniferous & deciduous

Why is the greenhouse effect necessary to life?

Short, mild winters nearly year-round rain nearby oceans keep humidity high

The northernmost point on Earth to receive the direct rays of the sun

The result of a process by which dry areas develop on the leeward sides of mountain ranges.

When the sun’s rays fall directly on the Equator it is called ­­_____

Warm year round and is found near the Equator. The largest example is the Amazon River Basin

Because of this, not all places receive the same amount of direct sunlight at the same time

Large bodies of water are _____ to heat and to cool than land

___is the measure of how hot or cold a place is

Covered by snow and ice, often more than 2 miles thick Lichens are the only form of vegetation

Narrow, generally windless band at the equator