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What is Weather? |
Weather is the state of the atmosphere of an area during a short period of time. |
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What is Climate? |
Climate is a weather condition in an area during a short period of time. |
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What are the two primary features of climate? |
Temperature and Precipitation. |
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What determines the factor in the temperature range and amount of precipitation in an area? |
many geographic variables |
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The amount of direct sunlight that an area receives annually depends upon its __________ |
Latitude |
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Why does winds affect climate? |
Winds affect climate because they move warm and cold air. |
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Why does large bodies of water help regulate temperatures on land? |
Because the temperature of water changes more slowly. |
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What happens to winds during night and day |
During the night, wind carries warm air off the ocean toward the land. During the day, wind carries cool air toward the land. |
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What is the temperature near the ocean? |
Temperature are usually warmer during winter and cooler during summer than they are inland. |
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What directions does the ocean moves in South Atlantic Ocean and in the North Pacific? |
In South Atlantic Ocean, the ocean moves in a counterclockwise direction. In North Pacific, the ocean moves in clockwise direction. |
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What caused the difference in the directions of these ocean currents? |
It is caused by the rotation of the earth. |
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What is the largest ocean currents? |
Gulf Stream |
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What effects does mountains have on the climate of nearby areas? |
1. May cool the air as it passes over their peaks. 2. May block cold north winds. 3. May regulate temperatures because their rocky slopes absorb and lose heat quickly, and any winds may cool or warm the valley. 4. May affect precipitation by cooling the air and forcing rain to fall. |
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What are the 6 main climate groups? |
Tropical, Dry, Mild, Continental, Polar, and High elevations. |
T D M C P H |
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2 Types of Tropical climate |
Tropical wet Tropical wet and dry |
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What is ITCZ? |
Intertropical Convergence Zone is the moisture-laden-zone where the trade winds of the northern and southern hemispheres meet. |
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What type of Tropical climate is this: rains nearly every afternoon; under influence of ITCZ; constantly warm temperatures; near the equator; contains many rivers. |
Tropical wet climate |
T W C |
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Type of climate: Definite wet and dry seasons; famines occur when wet seasons are too dry. |
Tropical wet and dry |
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The coldest desert |
Antartica |
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The driest desert |
Atacama |
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What is the study of the relationships between people and their environments? |
Human Geography |
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What is the study of places; study of Earth's surface? |
Physical Geography |
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What is a small variation within a climate region? |
Microclimate |
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What is the layer of permanently frozen ground? |
Permafrost |
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6 geographic variables that affect temperature and precipitation in any area. |
Elevation, Topography, Ocean currents, Prevailing wind, distance from large bodies of water, latitude. |
E, T, OC,PW,DLBW, L |
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temperature of an area with a lower latitude. |
warm |
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Temperature of an area with a lower elevation. |
warm |
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Coastal area temperatures: during summer months- during winter months- receive more ________ than areas farther inland. |
cooler.....warmer....precipitation |
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The _____ is an area of permanently frozen ocean. |
Arctic |
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What is Uniformitarianism? |
The principle that laws and processes operate essentially today as they always have. |
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