Climate Regions

Climate refers to ____________, year-after-year weather patterns in a given area.

• conditions

• average

• time and place

Which climate zone do we live in?

• Temperate

• Tropical

• Polar

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Where do you find the polar climate?

• temperate zones

• between the tropics

• at the poles

If you wanted to live where it is warm which climate would you chose?

• temperate

• tropical

• polar

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Define climate.

• different air masses

• condition of the atmsophere over a short time

• average condition over a long period of time

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Why are there no continental climates in the Southern Hemisphere?

• The continents in this latitude range are too narrow

• It is too warm

• There are no continents in this latitude range

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Deciduous trees lose their leaves in the fall and grow new ones in the spring.

• True

• False

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_______ climates are far enough away from the ocean that there is no influence.

• Polar

• Temperate

• Continental

The western coast of the United States has a continental climate.

• True

• False

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How do organisms adapt to life in a polar climate? (Check all that apply.)

• Plants are small and low to the ground.

• Small animals hide in the rocks.

• Musk ox have heavy fur coats.

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