Question | Answer |
An area's temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind speed, cloud cover, and other physical conditions of the lower atmosphere over hours or days. | Weather |
A region's general pattern of atmospheric or weather conditions over a long time- years, decades, and centuries. | Climate |
________ and _________ are the two main factors in determining climate. | Average Temperature and Average Precipitation |
Distance from the equator | Latitude |
Height above sea level | Elevation |
Water vapor (H2O), Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4), and Nitrous Oxide (N2O) are all _____________ | Greenhouse Gases |
Natural warming effect of the troposphere and the earth's surface. | Greenhouse Effect |
Continents lying north or south of warm oceans experience heavy rains called _____________ | Monsoons |
Large terrestrial regions characterized by similar climate, soil, plants, and animals, regardless of where they are found in the world. | Biomes |
An area where evaporation exceeds precipitation. | Desert |
3 different types of deserts | Tropical, Temperate, and Cold |
Occur mostly in the interiors of continents in areas too moist for deserts and too dry for forests. | Grasslands/Prairies |
A type of tropical grassland dotted with widely scattered clumps of trees. | Savanna |
3 types of grasslands | Tropical, Temperate, and Polar |
Underground soil in which captured water stays frozen for more than 2 consecutive years. | Permafrost |
Contains various species of trees and smaller forms of vegetation. | Forests |
They are found near the equator where hot, moisture-laden air rises and dumps its moisture. | Tropical Rain Forest |
The world's largest flower | Rafflesia |
This type of forest is found in tropical areas with warm temperatures year round and wet and dry seasons. | Tropical dry forest |
These forests grow in areas with moderate average temperatures that change significantly with the season. | Temperate deciduous forests |
Two other names for Evergreen coniferous forests | Boreal forests and Taigas |
____________ play a critical role in the hydrologic cycle by gradually releasing melting ice, snow, and water stored in the soils. | Mountains |
Natural capital degredation | Major human impacts on the world's grasslands, deserts, forests, and mountains. |