Geography Chapter 3 Climates of the Earth

Cover lg part Af home to zebras & giraffes has very few trees but lots tall grasses AKA savanna

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

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

___is the measure of how hot or cold a place is

Being in or facing the direction from which the wind is blowing

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

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

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

For six months of the year, one Pole is tilted toward the sun and receives continuous ­­_____

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

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

Why is the greenhouse effect necessary to life?

During El Nino years, weather in western South America becomes_____.

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

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

based on 1 location Have mild rainy winters hot sunny summers thickets woody bushes short trees

Often border deserts, dry, largely treeless grassland largest is across E Eur & W/central Asia

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

Going from the equator to the North Pole, average temperatures

Global winds blow in fairly constant patterns called___

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

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

Day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere make up

This dry, sandy area with few plants except cacti

As elevation increases, temperatures_____ due to thinning atmosphere

Pattern that changes with the amount of sunlight reaching different locations, N & S reversed

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

Winter darkness bitter cold last for several months Trees cannot establish roots short grass

Cold and warm streams of water that move in patterns

Narrow, generally windless band at the equator

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

How do human activities impact climate?

N continental/inland, farther N 1 travels the longer/more severe snowy winters evergreens =top

Just south of arctic circle may support needled evergreens

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

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