Chapter 6 Climate

What is climate?

• The seasons

• How hot or cold a place is

• Weather

• The pattern of weather that occurs in an area over many years

What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?

• precipitation and humidity
• temperature and air pressure
• wind conditions and humidity
• temperature and precipitation

Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?

• they are at lower elevations
• they receive more solar energy
• they are nearer to ocean currents
• they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat

What causes some areas of Earth to receive less intense solar energy than others?

• the mass of earth
• the curve of earth
• the density of earth
• the elevation of earth

A polar climate is?

• warm and cool
• consistently moderate
• consistently cool
• consistently warm

The temperature of a tropical climate is?

• consistently warm
• consistently cool
• consistently moderate
• warm and cool

A temperate climate is?

• consistently cool
• consistently warm
• consistently moderate
• warm and cool

Regions closest to ________________ tend to have warmer year-round climates.

• Forest Fires

• South Pole

• North Pole

• the Equator

Is the Earth heated evenly?

• Yes

• No

Which biome is very dry for most or all of the year?

• rainforest

• temperate forest

• swamp

• desert