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climates chapter 5
Question | Answer |
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name a hot climate | savanna climate |
what are the 3 main factors that influence world climates | prevailing winds, distance from the sea and latitude |
name a cold climate | boreal |
what climate type of a climate has Ireland | cool temperate oceanic |
describe vegetation in the hot desert | very little vegetation due to the lack of moisture . some plants are able to survive because they have adapted to the desert conditions |
what are the 3 types of climates | hot,cold and temperate |
describe the affects of climate change in Sahel | rainfall is unreliable,higher temperatures due to global warming this causes drought and rivers and water holes dry up |
what is desertification | turning land into a desert |
what are the 2 main causes of desertification | climate change and human factors |
where do southerly winds come from | from lower latitudes |