7 Geo Ch 2 Quiz: Changing Patterns of Climate

the short-term conditions of the air in a particular place and on a particular date

• weather

• climate

changes in long-term weather patterns caused by natural events or human activity

• climate change

• global warming

an increase in average global temperatures near Earth’s surface

• climate change

• global warming

the average weather of an area over a long period of time

• climate

• central tendency

• seasons

Climate graphs combine bar and line graphs to show

• average monthly temperatures and average monthly precipitation amounts for a place

• average monthly temperatures and average monthly precipitation amounts for the entire world

• average weather conditions for a place

A climate region that is hot and very dry is

• desert

• tropical

• continental

• polar

• mild

A climate region that is hot with rain all year

• desert

• tropical

• continental

• polar

• mild

A climate region that is dry with cold winter

• desert

• tropical

• continental

• polar

A climate region that is very cold and dry

• desert

• tropical

• continental

• polar

rain or snow that occurs as a result of air rising over mountains

• Latitude

• Ocean Currents

• Winds and Air Masses

• Elevation

• Relief precipitation