Chapter 6 Introduction

The record high temperature of a region is a description of its climate.

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Temperate grasslands are characterized by cold winters and hot and dry summers.

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Due to Earth's rotation, wind blowing northward from the Equator is deflected west because it is moving more slowly than the land spinning beneath it.

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Cold, dry air is less dense than warm, wet air.

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Greenhouse gases trap heat and raise the atmosphere's average temperature.

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Mountains often create a rain shadow on its downwind side.

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Climate and vegetation vary greatly according to longitude, but do not change much with respect to latitude or elevation.

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Mountains provide an ecosystem service by storing water as ice that can be used later for irrigation.

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Desert plants are likely to have wax-coated leaves because they help reduce water loss.

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Increasing CO2 in the atmosphere is causing the ocean to become less acidic.

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