Geography General Questions

Question 1

What is climate? What is weather? How are they different?

Answer 1

Climate is the average atmospheric conditions (temperature and precipitation) across a period of one year or longer. Weather on the other hand, is the average atmospheric conditions (temperature and precipitation) over a period of only one day.

Question 2

What are the factors affecting climate?

Answer 2

The factors affecting climate are LOWERN. LOWERN stands for:
Latitude
Ocean Currents
Prevailing Winds
Elevation
Relief
Near Water

Question 3

What is an ecozone?

Answer 3

An ecozone is the largest biogeographical division on the Earth’s surface, characterized by wildlife, biomes, and the interactions between living and nonliving things, as well as terrestrial and distributional patterns.

Question 4

What is a biotic factor? What is an abiotic factor?

Answer 4

A biotic factor is a living part of an ecosystem. An abiotic factor is a nonliving part of an ecosystem. Abiotic components can be made into this acronym: SWATS.

• SOIL
• WATER
• AIR
• TEMPERATURE
• SUNLIGHT

Question 5

What are consumers, decomposers and producers? Give examples for each.

Answer 5

Consumers, Producers and Decomposers are the biotic factors in an ecosystem.

• Consumers- Animals
• Producers- Plants, producers are mostly any sort of plant life.
• Decomposers- Fungi, Mushrooms