Ch.2 Section 2

Question 1

Weather

Answer 1

Condition of the atmosphere at a particular time

Question 2

What are the four factors that effect a regions climate

Answer 2

Latitude, elevation, prevailing winds, and ocean currents

Question 3

Places at high —– experiment more change between —- & —–

Answer 3

Latitude
Winter
Summer

Question 4

Places at — elevations have generally — temperatures than places closer to — level

Answer 4

Higher
Colder
Sea

Question 5

—- winds are winds coming from — direction that blows most of the time

Answer 5

Prevailing

One

Question 6

—– —– also affect climate. The Gulf Stream is a —– that carries warm water from the Caribbean Sea toward Europe

Answer 6

Ocean currents

Current

Question 7

Humidity

Answer 7

The amount of water vapor in the air

Question 8

—- changes bc of — masses.

Answer 8

Weather

Air

Question 9

Air mass

Answer 9

A large area of air that has the same temperature and humidity

Question 10

Front

Answer 10

The boundary between two air masses

Question 11

What do you geographers do to help them understand and categorize life on earth

Answer 11

Identify climate regions

Question 12

What are the five types of climates

Answer 12

Dry climate, humid temperate, humid equatorial, tundra/ice, humid cold

Question 13

Dry

Answer 13

Little to no rain/Snow, has hot and cold temperatures

Question 14

Humid temperate

Answer 14

Has cool winters warm summers and a lot of rainfall

Question 15

Humid equilateral

Answer 15

Found near the equator, high temperatures and rainfall all or most of the year

Question 16

Tundra/ice

Answer 16

North of Arctic Circle, south of aunt Arctic Circle, long winters and short summers

Question 17

Humid cold

Answer 17

Cold winters, warm summers, also gets rain and snow

Question 18

Climate

Answer 18

Average condition of the atmosphere over a long period of time