Climate Changes Flashcards

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Is the weather of a specific region averaged over a long periodof time.

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Climate

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2
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Refers to short term atmospheric conditions.

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Weather

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3
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A Russian-German geographer, meteorologist, climatologist and botanist.

Identified Broad Climate Regions and classifications of climates.

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Wladimir Koppen

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4
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3 classifications of Climates

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  1. Temperature
  2. Precipitation
    3.Vegetation
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5
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Measurement of how hot or cold a certain place is

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Temperature

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6
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Refers to all forms of liquid or solid water partcles that form in the atmosphere and then fal to the earth’s surface

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Precipitation

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7
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A general term for the plant life of a region

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Vegetation

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8
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6 Main Climate Regions

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  1. Tropical Rainy
  2. Dry
  3. Temperate Marine
  4. Temperate Continental
  5. Polar
  6. Highlands
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9
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Constant high temperatures

Found in low-lying lands near equator

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Tropical Rainy

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10
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2 types of Tropical Rainy

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  1. Tropical wet
    -Hot/Humid
    -Many Rainy Days
  2. Tropical wet-&-dry
    -Has a wet and dry season
    -Less rain forest
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11
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Covers 30% of Earth’s land area

Makesup the largest climactic zone

Precipitation is low and Vegetation is rare

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Dry Climate

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12
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2 types of Dry Climate

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  1. Arid
    -Deserts
    -Little precipitation
    -Hot, sandy or rocky
  2. Semi Arid
    -Dry but receives precipitation (yearly)
    -Gets enough rainfall for short grasses and bushes to grow
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13
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Have mild temperatures

Not tooo cold or too hot

Humid

Have mild winters

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Temperate Marine

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14
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3 types of Temperate Marine

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  1. Mediterranean
    -Coastal climate that is drier and warmer than West Coast Marine
  2. Humid Sub - tropical
    -Warm/Humid summers and cool winters
  3. Marine West Coast
    -Mild winters and cool summers
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15
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Only found on continents in the Northern Hemisphere

Some of parts are near at the arctic circle

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Temperate Continental

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16
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2 types of Temperate Continental

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  1. Humid Continental
    -Hot, humid summers and cold winters with moderate precipitation year round
  2. Sub - arctic
    -Short, cool summers and long, cold winters with light precipitation
17
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Coldest Climate

Avg. temps below 50F in warmest month

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Polar Climate

18
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2 types of Polar Climate

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  1. Tundra
    -Stretches from nothern Alaska, Canada and Russia
    -Short cool summers, bitterly cold winters
  2. Permafrost
    -Permanently frozen land, water cannot drain away so the soil is wet and boggy in summer
    -No trees grow, but moss/grass/shrubs grow
19
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Cooler and Wetter than nearby lowlands.

Temp decreases with altitude

Short summers, long, severe winters

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Highlands Climate

20
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3 factors that affect the climate of an area

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  1. Latitude
  2. Altitude
  3. Bodies of Water
21
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It is the distance (in degrees) to the North and South from the Equator

It is an — that is parallel to the equator

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Latitude

Imaginary Line

22
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The Sunrays hit the Earth at this angle

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Curved

23
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As the latitude increases, temperature —

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decreases

24
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The air temperature decreases as the altitude —

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increases

25
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It is the study of the Earth’s climate and the factors that affect past, present and future climatic changes

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Climatology