Chapter 3 World Geo

Flat treeless area such as that forming a ring around the Arctic Ocean is

The 2 most significant factors in defining different climate regions

In mountainous regions, orographic precipitation can create a rain shadow which is

This marks the beginning of spring and autumn.

Wind and ocean currents, latitude, elevation, and topography affect the climate of poles.

Landforms affect the climate

Two kinds of hot, cool/cold; less than 10” rain per year.

Birch and Cottonwood trees are

Snow, ice, permanently freezing temperatures are associated with this region. Nobody lives here, this is known as

What type of climate is Louisiana

Always hot; daily rainfall adds up to more than 80” annually is known as

A regional ecosystem is called

Hot summers; mild to cold winters; little precipitation, located in the interior of countries is known as

Ocean currents are like rivers, flowing in the ocean

Type of extreme weather that results from air moving across warm ocean waters

A natural phenomenon that winds push warm Pacific Ocean waters toward the Americas and causes devastation

What are the two major factors that affect climate?

The topsoil is how deep

Another name for a hurricane

As elevation increases, air becomes?

Moderate temperatures are frequently cloudy, foggy, damp. This is located on the Northwest coast of the United States

What causes the changing seasons?

Severe weather condition that forms quickly and often without warning

Landforms affect the climate

Hurricanes form in what type of waters?

Broad, grassy plains would be most likely to be found in an area of

the side of a mountain or hill that receives little precipitation due to the lack of moist air

This marks beginning of summer, winter.

Another name for needle leaf trees is

A rainforest would be least likely to thrive in...

In the center of a tornado is a calm, clear area called the “eye”

Another name for broad leaf trees

Weather conditions at a particular location over a long period of time

soil that is constantly frozen

When the earth warms due to trapped solar energy is known as?

What natural phenomenon is known as winds that push warm waters toward Australia and Asia?

There are three types of precipitation

What is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular location and time

A grassland is a region mountainous with few trees.

There are four zones of latitude