Climate Zones

permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground

the resulting diagonal movement of prevailing winds caused by Earth's rotation

major type of ecological community defined primarily by distinctive plant and animal groups

small area in a desert where water and vegetation are found

result of a process where dry areas develop on the leeward sides of mountain ranges

a periodic reversal of the pattern of ocean currents and water temperatures in the mid-Pacific

Weather patterns typical for an area overa long period of time

condition of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time

In astronomy, the Earth’s yearly trip around the sun, taking 325.25 days

cold or warm stream of seawater that flows in the oceans, generally in a circular pattern

the average of the daily high temperature and the overnight low

plant life that grows in a certain area if people have not changed the natural environment

vegetation having cones and needle-shaped leaves

being in or facing the direction toward which the wind is blowing

forests with both coniferous and deciduous trees

when the sun is visible at midnight during the summer in either the Arctic or AntarcticCircle

an inland grassland area

One of two days when the sun strikes on the Tropic of Cancer or Tropic of Capricorn

the capacity of certain gases in the atmosphere to trap heat, thereby warming the earth

a frequently windless area near the Equator

One of 2 days when the sun is directly above the Equator, making day and night equal in length

wind in a region that blows in a fairly constant directional pattern

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

an imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth between the North and South Poles

trees such as oak or maple, which lose their leaves in autumn