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Page 1: Climate Types Climate Factors Hot or Cold? Tracking Changes 100 200 400 300 400 300 200 400 200 100 500 100.
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The sun’s rays hit the surface the least direct (at the greatest angle)

in this temperature zone

What is the polar zone?

Category 1Question 1

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Also referred to as landlocked climates, these

regions typically have colderwinters and hotter summers

What are continental climates?

Category 1Question 2

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These arid regions get lessthan 25 cm of rain each year

What are deserts?

Category 1Question 3

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Dense forests in which plenty of rain falls

year-round

What are rainforests?

Category 1Question 4

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A semi-arid region that getsjust enough rainfall forshort grasses and low

bushes to grow

What is a steppe?

Category 1Question 5

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Generally speaking, the further you get from this, the lower the temperature

will be

What is the equator?

Category 2Question 1

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The climate of a region is determined by these two things

What are temperature and precipitation?

Category 2Question 2

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Prevailing winds and thepresence of mountain

ranges are the two mainfactors that affect this

What is precipitation?

Category 2Question 3

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A small area with specificclimate conditions that

don’t necessarily fit othersin the surrounding region

What is a microclimate?

Category 2Question 4

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This climate type in the polar zone has temperatures

always at or belowfreezing; the land is covered

with ice and snow

What are ice caps?

Category 2Question 5

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The gradual increase inthe temperature of

Earth’s atmosphere

What is global warming?

Category 3Question 1

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Gasses in the atmosphere that trap heat

What are greenhouse gasses?

Category 3Question 2

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Permanently frozen soilfound in the tundra

What is permafrost?

Category 3Question 3

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Glacial episodes in which large portions of the

planet are covered in ice

What are ice ages?

Category 3Question 4

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These are the main causeof ozone depletion

What are chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)?

Category 3Question 5

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Because this is tilted,most regions on Earth

have seasons

What is Earth’s axis?

Category 4Question 1

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The south end of Earth’s axis is tilted toward the sun in

this month (when it’s winterit the Northern Hemisphere)

What is December?

Category 4Question 2

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A thin tree ring would indicate that a year was this

What is cool or dry?

Category 4Question 3

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Short-term changes inclimate have been linked to

this activity on the sun (they increase and decrease

in 11 year cycles)

What are sunspots?

Category 4Question 4

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Category 4Question 5

For the same type of plants and animals to thrive,

this is needed

What are similar climate conditions?


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