Climate Zones and Change

Climate change causes all of these extreme weather conditions EXCEPT:

• general increase in heat

• more severe droughts

• more violent storms

• increase in land pollution

The goal of mitigation strategies is to ........

• reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions

• change the climate of the world

• increase the amount of greenhouse gas emissions

• help people adjust to the effects of climate change.

Areas in the .......................................zone experience four different seasons.

• northern polar

• southern temperate

• tropical

• southern polar

Which zone is within 66 1/2⁰-N - 90⁰ N

• polar

• temperate

• tropical

Which zone would you most likely experience frequent heavy downpours and very warm temperatures?

• polar

• temperate

• tropical

Ecuador lies 1.8⁰ S. In which climate zone is it?

• polar

• temperate

• tropical

How is weather different from climate?

• Climate is the weather over  long period of time.  Weather is here and now.
• Weather is over a long period of time.  Climate is here and now.

Between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle lies

• southern Temperate zone

• Torrid zone

• Northern Polar

• Northern Temperate

Between Tropic of Cancer and Arctic Circle lies the ________.

• Northern Temperate Zone

• Southern Temperate Zone

• Northern Frigid Zone

• Southern Frigid Zone

How does latitude affect climate?

• the higher you move up an area the cooler it becomes

• the closer you move to the equator the climate becomes warmer

• brings in cooler air

• brings in warmer air