Quiz 1 Flashcards
The world’s largest land biome.
Taiga
According to the typhoon intensity scale, a tropical depression has an intensity scale of
61 KPH
The type of Philippine Climate has rainfall that is evenly distributed throughout the year.
Type 4
According to the typhoon intensity scale, a typhoon has an intensity scale of
118 to 220 KPH
The Winter Solstice usually happens around
December 21st
The southwest wind is characterized by frequent heavy rainfall and humid weather. During the Southwest monsoon, the high-pressure area is on the Australian continent, and the low-pressure area is in North China, Mongolia, and Siberia. The gusty winds from the west and excessive rainfall often turn into dangerous typhoons.
Habagat
It can change from hour-to-hour, day-to-day, month-to-month, or even year-to-year.
Weather
Located in the 30-60 degrees latitude in the northern and southern hemispheres. They blow from west to east and occur in the clement part of the Earth.
Prevailing Westerlies
Characterized by freezing temperatures all year, always cold & dry with short cold summers and is located at 60 -90°.
Polar
The angle of inclination of the Earth from the plane of its orbit around the sun.
23.44 degrees
Characterized by less than 10 inches of rain per year with hot days and is in the Sahara Desert and the Arabian Desert.
Dry
The direction of the Earth’s rotation around its axis.
Westward (Counterclockwise)
It takes direction in an east-to-west flow because of the rotation of the Earth. As air from the equator rises, it gets warmer and when it cools down, it comes back down to the equator. Located at 0-30 degrees latitude in both hemispheres.
Tropical Easterlies
What are the three different directions of a typhoon?
Straight
Recurving
Northward
The Summer Solstice usually happens around?
June 21st
The Spring Equinox usually happens around?
March 20th
A large community of vegetation and wildlife adapted to a specific climate.
Biome
It forms when most south and northeast trade winds converge in a low-pressure zone, near the equator. It usually appears as a band of clouds and comes with thunderstorms, which are short but produce extreme amounts of rain.
Intertropical Convergence Zone
It is the movement of air relative to the surface of the Earth. It plays a significant role in determining the climate and weather of a specific place.
Wind
It can be found at the north and south poles, and they are cold and dry because of where it is located, which is at high latitudes. Located at 60-90 degrees latitude in both the southern and northern hemispheres.
Polar Easterlies
The Autumnal Equinox usually happens around?
September 22nd
The type of Philippine Climate with Seasons that are not very pronounced, relatively dry from November to April, and wet during the rest of the year
Type 3
The Filipino term for Northeast monsoon is a cool and dry northeast wind coming from Siberia and China and blowing down to Southeast Asia. This season is characterized by slight to moderate rainfall and prevailing freezing wind that affects the east of the Philippines. The monsoon commonly occurs from October to late March, although the occurrence may vary every year.
Amihan
It is characterized by hot, mild summers & mild winters and is located at 23.5° latitude between the Tropics
SubTropical
