Physical Characteristics of the Earth

Question 1

goes from north to south, divides the eastern and western hemispheres

Answer 1

Longitude or Meridian

Question 2

goes from west to east, divides the northern and southern hemispheres

Answer 2

Latitude or Parallels; equator

Question 3

determines the time of a certain country, a longitude/meridian

Answer 3

International Date Line

Question 4

Artic Circle location

Answer 4

66.5°N

Question 5

Tropic of Cancer location

Answer 5

23.5°N

Question 6

Equator location

Answer 6

0°

Question 7

Tropic of Capricorn location

Answer 7

23.5°S

Question 8

Antarctic Circle Location

Answer 8

66.5°S

Question 9

occurs in a specific time in a specific place

Answer 9

Weather

Question 10

combination of atmospheric condition in a place for a prolonged period of time

Answer 10

Climate

Question 11

types of hot climates

Answer 11

equatorial, tropical and desert

Question 12

types of cold climates

Answer 12

polar and high-mountain

Question 13

types of temperate climate

Answer 13

mediterranean , oceanic and continental

Question 14

Factors of Climate

Answer 14

Latitude, Altitude, Landscape, Sea Currents and distance from the sea (nearby seas)

Question 15

Elements of Climate

Answer 15

Temperature, Precipitation, Humidity, Pressure and Winds