Climate Regions Flashcards
Climate Region- ?
Precipitation-less than 25 cm a year
Temperature-cold or hot depending on the area
Climate region- dry
Climate Region- Tropical Rainy
Precipitation-?
Temperature- always 18* C
Precipitation- Heavy Precipitation
Climate Region- Temperate Marine
Precipitation- ?
Temperature- average of 10* C warm
Between -3* C or 18* C Cold
Precipitation- mild rainy winters and summer it vary’s per year
Climate Region- ?
Precipitation- moderate amounts of rain in the summer smaller amounts of rain or snow fall in Winter.
Temperature- average of 10* C or above warmest -3* C or below in coldest
Temperate Continental
Climate Region- ?
Precipitation- relatively dry because the air holds little moisture. Snow and ice
Temperature- below 10* C in warmest month
Polar
Climate Region- highlands
Precipitation- precipitation also increases as air masses carrying moisture passes over highland areas
Temperature- ?
Cooler temp than nearby low lands.
What are the two major factors that scientists use to classify climates?
Temperature and Precipitation
List one of the six climate regions
Tropical Rain
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Dry
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Temperate marine
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Temperate Continental
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Polar
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Highlands
T or F
Climate regions are marked by clear boundaries
False
Which ones are true about a tropical wet climate?
A. It has heavy rainfall year-round
B. It is hot year-round
C. Rainforests grow in this type of climate
D. Florida has this type of climate
A, B, C.
Which one(s) are true about a tropical wet-and-dry climate?
A. It has a rainy season and a dry season
B. It is hie year-round
C. Grasslands grow in this type of climate
D. Hawaii has this type of climate
A, B, C.
Circle the letters of each choice of provides evidence of ancient climates
A. Fossils
B. Tree rings
C. Pollen records
D. weather maps
B, C
Is the following sentence sure false send tree ring indicates of the year was warm or wet.
False.
Scientists can enter information about ancient climates by identifying to the type of _______ deposited by years ago
Pollen
How was volcanic activity possibly affected solar radiation and temperatures
Major volcanic eruptions release huge quantities of gas and Ash into the atmosphere. These materials can stay in the upper atmosphere for months or years the ash and gases in the incoming radiation and they may lower temperatures
Circling the letter of each sentence that is true but the movement of Earths
continents
A earths continents have always been located where they are now
B most of the land on earth was once part of a single continent
C continents now in the polar zones a were once near the equator
DThe movement of continents has no effect on climates
B, C
Is the following sentence true false it is colder in the winter in the northern hemisphere because earth is ffarther from sun
False
Circle Each sentence that is true about earths axis
A. The axis always point the same direction
B The north end of the axis is tilted away from the sun all year
C when is the summer in the southern hemisphere the south end of the axis is tilted towards the sun
D in March and September near end of the axis is tilted towards the sun
A
Arid regions which get lesson 20 of centers of rain each year are also called _____
Desert
Where are Arid climates in the US?
California, the Great Basin, South western U.S.
An area that is dry but gets enough rainfall for short grasses and low bushes to grow is called ___
Steppe
The step he region of the US is the_____
The Great Plains
Marine West Coast
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Pacific Northwest
Cool and wet
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Dry and warm
California
Mediterranean
Humid tropical
warm and wet
blank and blank
SE US
Write a statement that describes the relationship between location and temperature of a temperate marine climate in the US
Because it’s by the ocean it will bring human Ocean air and it will bring mild rainy winters
Circle the letter of each sentence that is true about a temperate continental climate
A they are found in both the northern and southern hemisphere’s
B they are greatly influenced by oceans
C they have extremes of temperatures
D they are found in the northeastern United States
C, D
The fonts and then stir frost humid continental climate receive less precipitation in summer than in the winter
False
What are summers and winters like in subarctic climate
Summers= short and cool Winters= long and Bitterly cold
Is the following sentence true or false? the polar climate is the coldest climate region?
true
Is the following sentence true or false plants cannot grow in ice cap Climates
False
Permanently frozen tundra soil is called
Permafrost
How do Highland climates differ from climates of the regions that surround them
Highland climates are colder than the regions around them
The climate above the tree line is that like of the
tundra
