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Twenty Questions

20 Questions

Weather and Climate What are prevailing winds?

The Answer is… Winds that blow in the same direction over large areas of Earth. The curve and rotation of Earth cause the winds to flow in an easterly or westerly direction.

Weather and Climate What is the Gulf Stream?

The Answer is… A warm current that flows north along the U.S. East Coast.

Weather and Climate What is a front?

The Answer is… A place where two air MASSES of different temperatures or moisture content meet.

Weather and Climate What are ocean currents?

The Answer is… Large streams of surface water are ocean currents.

World Climates What is a Mediterranean climate like?

The Answer is… Dry, sunny, warm summers; mild, wetter winters; inches of rain a year

World Climates What is a temperate climate?

The Answer is… Mediterranean Humid subtropical Marine west coast Humid continental

World Climates What are the two types of dry climates?

The Answer is… Desert Steppe

World Climates What is a monsoon?

The Answer is… Seasonal winds that bring either dry or moist air are monsoons.

World Climates What is permafrost?

The Answer is… Permanently frozen layers of soil are permafrost.

World Climates What is tundra like?

The Answer is… Occurs along coastal areas along Arctic Ocean Long, cold winters Permafrost

World Climates What is a highland climate like?

The Answer is… Occurs along several different latitudes High mountain regions Wide range of temperatures

World Climates What three things to geographers use to identify climates?

The Answer is… Temperature Precipitation Native plant life

Natural Environments What is a habitat?

The Answer is… The place where an animal or plant lives is a habitat.

Natural Environments What are ecosystems?

The Answer is… A group of plants and animals that depend on each other for survival and the environment in which they live.

Natural Environments How do environments change?

The Answer is… Habitats change Balance of life changes Soils change Ecosystems change

Natural Resources What is a natural resource?

The Answer is… Any material that people use and value is a natural resource.

Natural Resources What are fossil fuels?

The Answer is… Nonrenewable resources that formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals.

Natural Resources What is nuclear power?

The Answer is… Splitting atoms create energy Nonrenewable resource Creates toxic / dangerous wastes

Natural Resources What is hydroelectric power?

The Answer is… Using water to create energy Dams create lakes

Natural Resources What is petroleum?

The Answer is… Oil Products created from petroleum are –Fuels, plastics, cosmetics