GEOGRAPHY CH. 3 CLIMATES OF THE EARTH

The falling of moisture to the earth?

• Temperature
• Precipitation
• Wind
• Currents

The condition of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time?

• Temperature
• Precipitation 
• Climate
• Weather

The side of a mountain that is wet and facing the direction of the wind?

• Windward
• Leeward
• Rainshadow
• Timberline

The elevation above which it is too cold for trees to grow?

• Windward
• Leeward
• Rainshadow
• Timberline

The imaginary line that runs through the center of the earth between the poles?

• Equator
• Axis
• Prime Meridian
• International Date Line 

The term for plant life found in an area that is not affected by humans?

• Greenhouse Effect
• Deciduous
• Natural Vegetation
• Coniferous

Term for when the sun's direct rays are over the equator?

• equinox
• solstice
• Global Warming
• Greenhouse Effect

Cold and warm "rivers" of seawater?

• Trade winds
• Ocean Currents
• Prevailing Winds
• Orographic Effect

Grasslands that lie inland?

• Prairie
• Valley
• Moraine
• Piedmont

Dry climate with sparse plant life and less than 10 inches of rain per year?

• Steppe
• Rainforest
• Mediterranean
• Desert