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Climate Zone Biosphe

Gr.10 Climate Zones and Biomes & Biosphere

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How is a Biome Classified? Based on climate, vegetation & precipitation
How is an ecozone Classified? Based on climate, geology & landscape
How is a ecoregion Classified? Based on a local landform inside an ecozone
How is the tropical zone characterized? This zone is always warm throughout the year, where most storms occur
How is the temperate zone characterized? This zone has varying temperatures & seasons.
How is the polar zone characterized? This zone is always cold, baron land & receives less sunlight
What is the degree of latitude of the tropic of cancer? 23.5 degrees
What degree of latitude separates the temperate & polar zones? 66 degrees
What is the name of the latitude line that separates the South Temperate & the tropical zone? Tropic of Capricorn
What biome consists of large spruce & fir trees, is relatively warm all year and receives the most rainfall? Rainforest
What biome consists of coniferous, spruce trees, relatively cold all year with 30-85cm of precipitation as mostly snow? Boreal Forest
What biome consists of large maple & oak trees, has varying temperatures during the different seasons with moderate precipitation? Deciduous Forest
What biome consists of permafrost layers on the ground, with low precipitation & cold all year? Tundra
What biome consists of the lowest amount of precipitation, is relatively warm all year and has a few plants that are low to the ground Desert
What biome consists of grass & wheat, has very cold winters & hot summers with 25-100cm of precipitation annually? Grasslands
What do you call the layers of gas that surround a planet keeping the temperature moderate? Atmosphere
What are the different environmental conditions? Precipitation, temperature, humidity, cloud cover, air pressure
What factors do a climatograph measure month by month? Temperature & Precipitation
What is climate? environmental conditions over an area that occur over a long period of time
Why are the oceans considered "heat reservoirs?" Oceans can absorb & store more heat than air
What two environmental factors transfers heat around the globe? Ocean currents & wind.
What the names of the two types of prevailing winds? Trade & Westerly Winds
What is the name of the high altitude winds that travel between air masses? The Jetstream
What is a high pressure system? Cold, dense, sinking air masses.
How is wind created? Movement of air from warm to cold air.
What are aerosols? Small particles that come from volcano eruption's that block out sunlight.
What causes earthquakes & mountains to form? Different tectonic plates colliding into each other.
What is the degree of the Earth's tilt? 23 degrees
What is Eccentricity? Describes how circular or elliptical the Earths orbit is.
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