Geo CH 2 test

The six climate regions that geographers have divided the earth were defined mainly by

Most common type of precipitation

In North America dry seasons of natural wildfires are common to?

which type of precipitation is common on seacoasts where ocean winds blows toward coastal mountains

low scrubby trees that grow in Mediterranean climates

climate depends on such factors

air temperature decreases at a rate about how many degrees per 1000 feet of elevation?

Meat eating animals

the condition of the earths atmosphere in one place over a short period of time

How far away is the Earth from the Sun

temperate grasslands

What type of Precipitation is common near the Equator and Tropics

Land and water absorb and store heat at different rates

This is on the days of June 21st and December 21

Temperate zones are made up of what latitude lines

The earth completes one of these in 365 1/4 days

trees carry their seeds in cones

sun appears directly overhead at the tropic of Capricorn and Cancer

the movement that deflects or bend winds

a tropical rainforest is one type of