2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt Climate Kinds of Climates Weather Phenomena People & environment Regions
List one Characteristic of climates
Precipitation, temperature, & seasons
Proximity to ____ can moderate a climate
Water
The tilt of the earth on its axis, causes…
Seasons
For every 1,000 feet the average Temperature drops 3 ½ degrees, this is an example of how____ influences climate.
Altitude (elevation)
Both Oregon and Connecticut are on an ocean, both are at the same latitude, and elevation, yet their climates are different. This can be explained by the fourth factor influencing climate…
Wind direction
Land which is at the equator and near water is likely to have this type of climate.
Tropical Rain Forest
Our type of climate is one of the mid-latitude climates. What type of climate do we have?
Humid Subtropical
Which mid-latitude climate has cool moist winters, and mild moist summers?
West Coast Marine
Which high latitude climate yields a lot of pine forest (taiga)?
Sub-Artic (taiga)
Mild moist winters and hot dry summers, this describes the climate of Los Angelus, it is known as a ____climate.
Mediterranean
Katrina and Rita were examples of this type of phenomena.
Hurricanes
A hurricane in the Pacific Ocean is called a…
Typhoon
A very focused storm, we get more of them in the U.S than anywhere else.
A tornado
What causes a tsunami?
An underwater earthquake
Although this isn’t exactly weather, another natural disaster--an earthquake-- is caused by what?
Shifting of the earth’s plates along vault lines.
The crops you grow, the clothing you wear, and the housing materials you use, are all influenced by the…
Climate (or environment)
What the dickens is a Polder?
When a wall (or levy) is built to hold back the sea, and the water is pumped out, and the country is enlarged.
What is terracing?
Carving a mountain into a staircase, in order to farm it.
What is going on near Africa’s Sahara Desert?
Desertification--in the Sahel
What happened at Chernobyl?
A nuclear accident--a radiation leak at an electric generating plant.
The Great Plains, the Sahara, and the Taiga would be considered a region based on their… (a) economics, (b) culture, (c) language, (d) physical geography.
(d) Physical Geography
Latin America is called a region, based on its…
Culture, or language
Nations who are members of the Organization of African Unity could be considered a region based on; (a) physical geography, (b) language, (c) politics, (d) religion.
Politics
Give an example of an area classified as a region based on perception (how we see things)
The Sun Belt (Florida, Cal., Texas, etc.), or the Rust Belt (Minn., Wisconsin, Michigan, PA. etc.)
Name a country that does not have multiple ethnic groups?
Japan or Korea