CH. 3 Climate, Environment, and Resources

The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.

• weather

• climate

• front

The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.

• climate

• desert

• front

winds that blow in the same direction over large areas of Earth

• prevailing winds

• weather

• climate

large streams of surface seawater

• ocean currents

• front

• climate

a place where two air masses of different temperature or moisture content meet

• front

• weather

• climate

region found in the Tropics

• tropical savanna

• ice cap

• highland

region found in the Dry Climates

• desert

• ice cap

• highland

this region is found in the polar climate

• ice cap

• tropical savanna

• humid tropical climate

An area of high or mountainous land

• highland

• ice cap

• desert

this climate is hit by monsoons

• humid tropical climate

• highland

• desert