Climate Flashcards
wet and arid/semi-arid climate
Tropical Zone
wet, warm summers and cooler, drier winters, with much greater temp
Tropical Zone
warm to hot summers and cool winters
Temperate Zone
greatest temp variations throughout the year
Temperate Zone
short cool summer and long bittery cold winters
Polar Zone
the general pattern of weather in a certain area over a long period of time
Climate
the condition of the atmosphere at a specific place and time
Weather
As latitude increases, the amount of sunlight received ____
decreases
As altitude increases, the temperature _____
decreases
the force exerted on a surface by the air above it as gravity pulls it to Earth.
Atmospheric Pressure
As altitude increases, the air becomes ____
denser/less dense
the natural features or arrangement of an area
Topography
patch of land that has been forced to become a desert because mountain ranges blocked an plant growing rainy weather
Rainshadow
Five Factors Affecting Climate (TALBO)
Topography
Altitude
Latitude position
Bodies of water surrounding a country
Ocean Currents
During summer, the coastal temp is ____, while the inland temp is ____
lower, higher
During winter, the coastal temp is ____, while the inland temp is ____
higher, lower
Full of vegetation side
Windward Side
arid side, warm and dry
Leeward Side
the amount of heat per unit mass required to raise the temperature by one degree celcius
Specific Heat
