ES Ch 22, Sec 1 & 2

Which of these climates has evergreen trees, brief, cool summers and long cold winters?

City buildings, highways, and structures that absorb and reradiate heat energy create a _____.

This occurs when an air mass meets a mountain, rises, cools, and loses its moisture

The _________ tropical climate zone features grasslands and few trees.

This climate has little or no life and freezing temperatures year round

Two major factors used to identify climate are ______________________.

Which of these climates has treeless plains and nine months of temps below freezing?

What feature moderates temperatures and increases precipitation?

What is the name of the equatorial belt of low pressure?

This tropical climate zone has a wide temperature range and features very little rainfall.

The warm, dry winds that blow down the eastern Rockies are known as

What climate features dense, lush vegetation and high biodiversity?

A climate that varies in temperature and precipitation due to elevation differences is

A warm, dry wind that flows down the slopes of the Alps is known as a(n) _____________.