Climate Regions

What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?

• climate
• temperature
• elevation
• precipitation

What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?

• polar, temperate, tropical
• tropical, temperate, polar
• temperate, polar, tropical

The two main factors that determine the climate of a region are _____________ and ______________.

• altitude and pressure
• pressure and temperature
• temperature and precipitation
• altitude and pressure

What is the name of the steady winds that flow from west to east between latitudes 30*N and 60*N and 30*S and 60*S?

• trade winds
• land breeze
• westerlies
• jet stream

Steady winds that flow from east to west between 30*N latitude and 30*S latitude?

• jet stream
• breeze
• westerlies
• trade winds

What type of global wind flows toward the poles from west to east carrying moist air over the United States?

• Prevailing Westerlies
• Prevailing Easterlies
• Polar Easterlies 
• Doldrums

Global winds over the United States blow in which direction?

• east to west
• north to south
• south to west
• west to east

Which one of the following is not an effect that wind has on climate?

• Tornadoes
• Hurricanes
• Typhoons
• Earthquakes

The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.

• Cold
• Warm 
• Freezing
• Fresh

Warm ocean currents generally come from

• The North Pole
• The South Pole
• The Equator
• Both A and B