Chapter 3 Geography Review Glencoe

When sun’s rays directly strike 23 ½ N and 23 ½ S.

Ice cap climate zones have no vegetation because

The earth’s revolution and tilt cause

Constant wind patterns

All of middle latitude climate zones EXCEPT

The earth’s rotation causes

Which will have warmer winters and cooler summers?

Temperate climate is described as

Condition of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time.

The two driest climate zones are

Elevation above which it is too cold for trees to grow

A _____________ is on the leeward side of mountains and receives very little rainfall.

A frequently windless area near the equator

When the suns rays directly strike the equator, it marks the start of 

The southeast United States is in a ____________________climate zone

Ultraviolet radiation and automobile exhaust can cause

Forests with both deciduous and coniferous trees are called 

Currents in the southern hemisphere are

When the sun directly strikes the equator

The Northeast and Midwest US has mainly __________________ climate.

Northerlies are 

Rivers of seawater caused by Earth’s rotation, moving air and water temperature

Taiga is Russian means _____________.

Cold water currents will ____________ the coastal land they flow along.

Desert regions rarely get more than ________inches of rain per year.

The climate in a highland climate zone depends on

Differences in air pressure on the earth's surface create ____________.

Caused by the interaction of water, wind and temperature

Usually the dry side of a mountain

Weather patterns experienced over a long period of time