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Chapter 9 Flashcards

1
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What type of term is Weather?

A

Short-Term

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What type of term is Climate?

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Climate

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What are the conditions that based Climate and Weather?

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Temperature, Humidity, Cloudiness, Precipitation, Pressure, Winds

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4
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What does Climate mean?

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Average weather conditions

**long period of time

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5
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What are the Climatic Classification?

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Insolation/latitude
Temperature
Pressure
Air Masses
Precipitation

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6
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What are the principal temperature controls?

A

Latitude
Altitude
Cloud Cover
Land/Water

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7
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What are the four precipation mechanisms?

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Convergent
Convectional
Orographic
Frontal

**Lifting

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8
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How is the precipitation in the Equatorial Region?

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Trade Winds(Convergence)
Convection(Heating)
Ample Moisture

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9
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How is the precipitation in the Subtropics?

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Sinking Air
Hadley Cells –> High P

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10
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How is the precipitation in the Mountain Region?

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Windward –> Wet Climate
Leeward –> Dry Climate

**depends on what side you are on

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11
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How is the precipitation in the Continental Interiors?

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Dry
Far away from water sources

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12
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describe Subtropics

A

desert regions
*sinking air
*no clouds

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13
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describe the equator region

A

wet/moisture region

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14
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describe mountain regions

A

variable
*depends on which side you are on

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15
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c

describe continental area

A

dry
*far away from moisture,
away from water source

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16
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what are the four temporal precipiation patterns?

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Uniform
Summer Max
winter max
Double Maxima

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17
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What is Uniform temporal pre.?

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when all months get EQUAL amounts
*equatorial & subtropical

*constant

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18
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What is summer max?

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ONE time peak of rainfall
*summertime & tropical/monsoon

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19
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what is a winter max?

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winter is wetter
peak during winter
*mediterranean

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20
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what is a double maxima?

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peak 2x spring/fall
*tropical (ITCZ occurs & Solastice)

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21
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What are the Idealized Global Climates?

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ITZC
Subtropical high
Subpolar Low
Polar Front

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22
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ITCZ ===

*temp & degree & season

A

HOT
0 degrees

All seasons wet
wet summer/dry wind

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Subtropical ==

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Warm
30 degrees

all seasons dry

24
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Subpolar Low ===

A

Cool
60 degrees

dry summer/ wet winters

25
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Polar Front ==

A

Cold
90 degrees

all seasons wet

26
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what are the climate classifications?

A

Genetic & Empirical

27
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Describe Genetic

A

forcing factors!!
*net radiation, thermal regime, & air masses

28
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Describe empirical

A

Actual Data!!
*temp & precipi.

29
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What are the climate regions of the world?

A

tropical
mesothermal
microthermal
polar & highland
desert

30
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What are the 3 types of tropical?

A

rain forest
monsoon
savanna

31
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what are the 3 types of mesothermal?

A

humid subtropical
marine west coast
mediterranean

32
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what are they types of microthermal?

A

humind continental
subartic

**higher altitudes

33
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what are the types of Polar & Highland?

A

Tundra/Ice Sheets
Altitude Effects

34
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what types of Desert?

A

Arid
SemiArid

35
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What is the largest climate region?

36
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where can you find Tropical Climate?

A

Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricon

37
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Describe Tropical Climate?

A

Consistent Insolation/Daylength
year-around moisture
warm oceans==unstable atmosphere
Variability == Rainfalll
NO SEASONALITY

38
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Describe Tropical Rainforest

A

Constantly wet
Huge water +++

39
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Describe Tropical Monsoon

A

seasonal reversal of winds
1 month of dry season

40
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Describe Tropical Savanna

A

Distinct wet/dry season

Equal length

41
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Where are Buffer Zones?

A

Tropical Climate
*Savanna surrounded by rainforest/moonson

42
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e

describe mesothermal climate?

A

“mild winter’
*warm temp
*true seaonality

examples:TEXAS, CSAT

43
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how are the regions on the mesothermal climate?

A

regions dominate by changing air masses

s

44
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how are the coasts on a mesothermal climate?

A

West Coast == Cold Current
East Coast == Warm Current

45
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what are some other factors of mesothermal climate?

*wave/temp

A

midlatitude wave cyclones
decrease temp (poleward)

46
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describe Humid subtropical

A

moist year-around
*cosistent rainfall

*dense forest

47
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describe marine west coast

A

year-around moisuture
mild winters
*consistent rainfall

48
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describe Mediterranean

A

dry summer
expansions subtropical high
cold currents

*high temp == sinking air == no clouds=====DRY CONDITIONS

49
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describe microthermal climate

A

found higher/middle lat.
winter= cold/long
summer=hot–summer to cool–north
moisture: year-around small

50
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TRUE OR FALSE
is there a microthermal in the southern hemp.?

51
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describe humid continental

A

Hot summer
mild summer

52
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describe subartic

A

cool summer
very cold winter

53
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describepolar/higland climate

A

no TRUE summers
temp == 24hrs daylight ( but cold asf)
moisture== dry as hell(FROZEN DESERTS)

54
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describe tundra

A

summers ==basically freezing
permafrost

55
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describe ice cap

A

below freezing == year-around
covered by ice caps/sheets

*ex.) Greeland & anartica

56
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describe Desert(Arid/semi)

A

biggest climate region
demand»»supply

57
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what are the four causes that make a Desert Climate?

A

Great Distance from Water
Rainshadow effects
subtropical highs
stabilizing ocean currents

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