Climate Flashcards
What determines climate at any given place
1) latitude
2) major wind & pressure belts
3) ocean currents
4) east vs west coast vs interior location
5) topography
Where are moderate weather located
Coast climate
Where are extreme weather located
Interior climate
What are the three orographic deserts
1) Great Basin
2) Patagonia
3) Gobia
What determines climate
Moisture & temperature
What is biome
Large geographical area of distinctive plant and animal groups which are adapted to that environment
What is the process that cool air
Conventional precipitation
Orographic precipitation
What% make up water
97% salt water
2% glacier and polar
1% liquid fresh water
What is steppe
Dry area grass only
Wheat
What is Mediterranean
Dry summer wetter winter
Grapes /olives
What is ecumene?
The historically habitable areas of the world
