U2: L3: Climate zones and biomes

Question 1

Define biome:

Answer 1

A large community of plants and animals that occupies a region

Question 2

Define arid climate:

Answer 2

Known for being dry

Question 3

Define semi arid climate:

Answer 3

Receives some precipitation

Question 4

Define mediterranean:

Answer 4

Known for having dry summers and mild, wet winters

Question 5

Why is it so dry at the tropics?

Answer 5

The curvature of the earth
Distance solar radiation has to travel
(Insolation)

Question 6

How does air pressure impact our weather?

Answer 6

Wind blows from high pressure places to low pressure places.

Question 7

A
30°N
Equator
cool dry
air
warm moist air
30°S
cooldry
air

What can you say about this image?

Answer 7

Countries that are above and below the equator are cool and dry while countries that are in the same area as the equator have warm, moist air

Question 8

Define climate:

Question 9

Deifine biomes -

Answer 9

A large community of plants and animals that occupies distinct region

Question 10

Define equator -

Answer 10

An imaginary line around the middle of a planet

Question 11

Define tropic of cancer -

Answer 11

Northern part of the equator

Question 12

Define insolation -

Answer 12

Incoming solar radiation

Question 13

Types of climate zones in the Middle East.

Answer 13

Arid
Semi arid
Mediterranean