Ch.2 Sec.3

Question 1

Weather

Answer 1

Changes in temperature, wind speed and direction, and air moisture that take place over a short period of time.

Question 2

Climate

Answer 2

Pattern of weather that takes place in an area over many years.

Question 3

Prevailing Wind

Answer 3

Wind patterns that are similar over time.

Question 4

Current

Answer 4

Steadily flowing stream of water in the ocean.

Question 5

El Nino

Answer 5

Weather phenomenon marked by very heavy rains in western South America, often causing flooding; reduced rainfall in Southern Asia, Australia, and Africa; and severe storms in North America; opposite of La Nina.

Question 6

La Nina

Answer 6

Weather phenomenon marked by unusually cool waters in the eastern Pacific and low amounts of rainfall there and heavier rains–and a greater chance of typhoons–in the western Pacific; opposite of El Nino.

Question 7

Local Wind

Answer 7

one of a number of winds that are influenced predominantly by the topographic features of a relatively small region. Examples from the Web for local wind Expand.

Question 8

Rain Shadow

Answer 8

a region having little rainfall because it is sheltered from prevailing rain-bearing winds by a range of hills.

Question 9

Climate Zone

Answer 9

are divisions of the Earth’s climates into general climate zones according to average temperatures and average rainfall. The three major climate zones on the Earth are the polar, temperate, and tropical zones.

Question 10

Biome

Answer 10

a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat, e.g., forest or tundra.

Question 11

Urban Climate

Answer 11

refers to climatic conditions in an urban area that differ from neighboring rural areas, and are attributable to urban development. Urbanization tremendously changes the form of the landscape, and also produces changes in an area’s air.