Ecosystems: Climates and Influences Review

Regions that receive less than 25 cm of rain each year are known as ________________.

• steppes

• tundra climates

• tropical climates

• deserts

Over the past 200 years Carbon Dioxide has _____________

• decreased slightly

• stayed the same

• increased steadily

• decreased rapidly

The sun's rays are least direct ___________

• near the poles

• near the equator

• at high altitudes

• far from the ocean

Climates are organized by what two factors?

• elevations and precipitation

• latitude and temperature

• elevation and latitude

• precipitation and temperature

The farther you live from an ocean, the more likely your climate will be a ____________

• marine climate

• tropical climate

• continental climate

• subtropical climate

El Niño events

• occur when ocean temperatures get high.

• cause the trade winds to reverse direction or stop.

• stop upwelling off of western South America.

• all of these all of these

__________ affects weather and climate because it heats the Earth unevenly.

• latitude

• ground water

• atmosphere

• sunlight

Earth is unevenly heated due to it's

• ocean and moon

• tilt and shape

• gravity and clouds

• climate and weather climate and weather

How does higher altitude affect climate?

• the higher you go above sea level, the colder it gets.

• the further you get from the equator the colder it gets

• The closer you get to the equator, the hotter it gets

In which climate region is the temperature usually at or below freezing?

• temperate

• tropical

• polar