Climate Flashcards
Climate is the?
Prevailing weather of a region.
What are the 3 key factors that shape an area’s climate.
Temperature Sunlight Water
Is the long-term patterns of weather conditions.
Climate
What tell the kind of climate you have:
Average temperature Precipitation Relative humidity
A microclimate is:
The climate of a small specific place within a larger area.
What are the three main zones of Earth:
Polar Tropical Temperate
Oceans shapes what?
Coastal climates.
Landmasses shape what?
Inland climates.
What does mountain affects?
The climate.
In an mountain the precipitation occurs where?
On the side of the mountain facing the wind.
On an downside what happen.
A rain shadow form that is an area of decreased precipitation.
Climate is a?
Key abiotic factor that affects the biosphere.
