Vegetation Zones

Climate is affected by many factors including:

• latitude, elevation, and proximity to bodies of water

• tides and currents

• wind

• snow and sleet

Which two factors determine the climate in a particular region?

• temperature and latitude

• precipitation and humidity

• temperature and precipitation

• humidity and air pressure

At which latitude would you expect to find the warmest air temperatures?

• 23.5° S

• 0°

• 66.5°N

• 66.5°S

What is elevation?

• the depth of the ocean

• the height of the atmosphere

• the depth of a lake

• the height above sea level

What are the three main climate zones?

• tropical, thermal, polar

• tropical, temperate, polar

• cold, super hot, blah

• polar, tropical, humid

This Climate Region gets less than 10 inches of rain per year = dry.

• None of the options

• Polar (Subpolar, Ice Cap)

• Continental (Humid-continental, Subarctic)

• Dry (Arid and Semi-arid)

Where do Broadleaf evergreens grow?

• Tropical Rainforests

• Mid-Latitude (Temperate) forests

• Polar Regions

Where are some examples of coniferous trees?

• Maple, oak.

• Pine, spruce, fur.

• Apple, Avocado.

• Grasslands

Which two zones have grasslands?

• Polar

• Temperate (Mid-Latitude)

• Tropical

Where are some examples of deciduous trees?

• Maple, oak.

• Pine, spruce, fur.

• Ferns

• Rubber trees