Chapter 3 Climate, Environment and Resources

A Mediterranean climate has:

• cloudy, mild summers and cool, rainy winters
• sunny, warm summers and mild, wet winters
• humid, hot summers and cold, dry winters
• . humid, hot summers and cool, rainy winters

A renewable resource is:

• natural gas
• petroleum
• iron ore
• sunlight

Type of climate the can occur at many latitudes

• highland
• humid subtropical
• temperate
• desert

Most deserts are found:

• at the equator
• just north and south of the equator
• at high latitudes
• at middle latittudes

Type of power that generates dangerous waste

• nuclear

• hydroelectric

• solar

• wind

Environment changes can cause:

• habitat destruction
• changes in wind direction
• shifts in ocean currents
• resources being wasted

Land turning to desert is called:

• desertification
• deforestation
• climate change
• permafrost

Plastic is made from

• oil (petroleum)
• coal
• natural gas
• sunlight

What causes highland climates?

• elevation
• latitude
• longitude
• tilt

Amount of sunlight at a location is caused by:

• all of these
• tilt
• movement
• shape