Climate Regions
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| By what two factors do scientists classify climates? | temperature & precipitation
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| What are the 5 main types of climate regions? | (1) tropical rainy, (2) dry, (3) temperate marine, (4) temperate continental, and (5) polar
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| What is the 6th climate type that can occur within any of the other climate zones? | highlands
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| What climate region always has temperatures of 18 degree Celsius or above? | tropical rainy
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| What climate region occurs wherever potential evaporation is greater than precipitation and may be hot or cold? | dry
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| What climate region has an average temperature of 10 degrees C or above in the warmest month, and between -3 degrees C and 18 degrees C in the coldest month? | temperate marine
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| What climate region has average temperature 10 deg C or above in warmest month, and -3 deg C or below in coldest month? | temperate continental
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| What climate region has an average temperature below 10 degree C in the warmest month? | polar
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| What climate region is generally cooler and wetter than nearby lowlands, with temperature decreasing as altitude increases? | highlands
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| What are savannas? | tropical grasslands; has distinct dry and rainy seasons
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| What are deserts? | Areas that are arid (dry) and get less than 25 centimeters of rain every year. Some are hot & sandy; some are cold & rocky
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| What is a steppe? | Semiarid climate; usually located on the edge of a desert; dry but gets enough rainfall for short grasses and bushes to grow. May also be called a praire or grassland.Great Plains is one.
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| What are humid subtropical climates like? | wet & warm, but not as constantly hot as the tropics; ex: southeastern U.S.
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| What are subartic climates like? | Summers are short & cool; winters are long and bitterly cold; include areas of Russia, Canada, and Alaska
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