Unit 2 Flashcards
elements that create regional climate patterns
What is desertification?
type of land degradation in dry-lands in which biological productivity is lost due to natural processes
What is the definition of weather?
the state of the atmosphere at a place
Areas with higher elevation in a region are usually
much colder than areas closer to sea level
What is a polder?
What climate zone receives the least amount of precipitation
Desert climates Deserts
What area of the world do monsoons usually occur in
Soith and Southeast Asia
What area of the world do typhoons usually occur in
western Pacific ocean
List the climates that usually occur in the middle latitudes
Mediterranean , humid subtropical marine west coast humid continental and subarctic
List the climates that usually occur in the high latitudes.
subartic tundra ice cap
List the climates that usually occur in the low latitudes
tropical wet tropical wet and dry
What latitude zone are rainforests found in
23.5 N the tropical on cancer and 23.5 S the tropical capricorn
What latitude zone is taiga found in
between 50 and 60 degrees north latitudes
What is tundra?
a vast flat treeless artic region of europe asia and north america in which the subsoil is permanently frozen
