Climate and Vegetation

when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon over the Tropic of Cancer or Capricorn

• solstice
• equinox
• precipitation
• climate

The condition of the atmosphere at a particular location and time.

• weather
• climate
• rainfall
• precipitation

a region having little rainfall because it's sheltered from rain bearing winds

• desert
• rain forest
• rain shadow
• rainbow

Another name for a hurricane is 

• Mega-Storm
• Typhoon
• Tornado
• Monsoon

Prevailing winds produce warmer climates by

• Moving cold air from high latitudes
• Moving warm air from low latitudes
• moving over cold water onto land
• moving in different directions 

Prevailing winds produce colder climates by

• Moving cold air from high latitudes
• Moving warm air from low latitudes
• moving over cold water onto land
• moving in different directions 

In most cases, as you move up 1000ft in elevation, the temperature 

• increases by 3.5º
• decreases by 3.5º
• doesn't change
• becomes less important

Ocean currents can produce cooler temperatures by

• cold currents being near coastal towns
• warm currents being near inland areas
• flowing near deserts
• making mountain climates snowier

Which of the following is true?

• Climates are warmer at low latitudes
• Climates are warmer at high latitudes
• Climates are not affected by latitude
• Climates are distributed randomly across the globe

El Niño is 

• a warming of water in the equatorial Pacific
• a cooling of water in the equatorial Pacific
• a warming of water in the equatorial Atlantic
• a cooling of water in the equatorial Atlantic