Climate & the Environment

What is the weather like in Emerson today?

What is a climate zone?

• A zone where there is climate

• An area of common climate

• A place that doesn't have weather

• Somewhere cold

Answer explanation

Climate Zone: an area of common climate.

Climate is:

• the long term pattern of weather in an area

• a measure of how hot or cold it is

• the day-to-day state of the atmosphere

Answer explanation

Climate is the long term pattern of weather in an area.

Weather is:

• the long term pattern of weather in an area

• a measure of how hot or cold it is

• the day-to-day state of the atmosphere

Answer explanation

Weather is the day-to-day state of the atmosphere.

Which climate zones have the coldest temperatures? (3)

• Polar

• Arid

• Northern Temperate

• Mountain

• Subtropical

True or False: The climate at the poles is cold, while the climate at the equator is hot.

• True

• False

True or False: Like animals, humans have adapted to climate over time.

• True

• False

Which of the following are adaptations?

**Click all that are adaptations.

• Bats can fly.

• Ptarmigans have feathers everywhere to keep them warm.

• Inuit children wear mukluks, parkas, and leggings to stay warm.

• Alligators have long tails.

• A burrow is a great place for hyena pups to beat the desert heat.

Animals have the ability to _______ to a climate that they are not use to.

Some weather events are outside the bounds of average. What are some of these weather events?

• rain

• blizzards

• drought

• sunny days

• floods