Climate

Question 1

Natural region is

Answer 1

An area with its own unique characteristics

Question 2

Hot dessert

Answer 2

15°N - 30°S of Equator
Average temp - 30-50°C
Rainfall - less than 10 cm/year
Vegetion- very little due to lack of water
Eg. Australia

Question 3

Cool temperate oceanic climate

Answer 3

30°N - 40°S of Equator
Average temp -Sum=30°C, Win=4-6°C
Rainfall - 30-70cm
Vegetation - evergreen woodland
Eg. France/Italy

Question 4

Boreal

Answer 4

55°N of Equator
Average temp -Sum =10°C Win=-25°C
Rainfall - less than 40cm
Vegetion - Evergreen forest too harsh for ag
Eg. Russia

Question 5

Warm climate

Answer 5

Equatorial
Hot dessert
Savannah

Question 6

Temperate climate

Answer 6

Cool temperate oceanic
Warm temperate oceanic
Mediterranean

Question 7

Cool climate

Answer 7

Tundra
Boreal

Question 8

Factors affecting climate

Answer 8

Latitude
Prevailing winds
Distance from the sea

Question 9

How latitude affects climate

Answer 9

The further from the equator, the colder because the equator is closest to the sun due to earth’s titled axis

Question 10

How prevailing winds affect climate

Answer 10

North = cold
Eastern = cold and dry
South = warm
Southwestern= warm + wet