Climates, People, and the Environment

condition of the air and sky at a certain time and place

• weather

• climate

• biome

• forecast

The average conditions of a place over many years is known as its __________.

• climate

• weather

• ecosystem

• biome

known as low latitudes

• tropics

• temperate zone

• polar zone

• cold zone

The __________ zone is also known as the middle latitudes.

• temperate

• polar

• tropic

• mild

the movement of water from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back again

• water cycle

• weather

• climate

• prevailing winds

____________ winds are those that most frequently blow across a particular region.

• Prevailing

• Tropical

• Climatic

• Temperate

intense rainstorm with strong winds that forms over oceans

• tropical cyclones

• water cycle

• prevailing wind

• biome

A(n) ________ is a region made up of similar communities of plants and animals.

• biome

• ecosystem

• temperate zone

• biodiversity

group of plants and animals that depend on each other and their environment for survival

• ecosystem

• biome

• biodiversity

• industrialization

A useful material found in the environment is a ____________________.

• natural resource

• fossil fuel

• push factor

• biome