Ch.3 Climate and Vegetation

Match the Climate region with the Vegetation description.

Climate: Highland

• Temperate evergreen forest

• Mixed forest: 4 distinct seasons, rain varys

• Forest to Tundra veg, depending on elevation

• no vegetation

Match the Climate region with the Vegetation description.

Climate: Ice Cap

• Rain forest

• scrubs woodlands and grasslands

• permafrost bogs

• no vegetation, snow

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Match the Climate region with the Vegetation description.

Climate: Humid Continental

• Mixed forest, distinct seasons

• Evergreen forest

• woodland and grassland

• rain forest

Match the Climate region with the Vegetation description.

Climate: Semiarid

• Grassland, few trees

• barren sandy dry areas

• warm wet rainy all year round

• evergreen forest

Which of the following is considered Condensation?

• clouds

• rain

• hail

• sleet

These storms are produced by middle-latitude storms

• Tornadoes

• Hurricanes

• Typhoons

• Rain Shadow

This is the name for hurricanes in the western Pacific Ocean.

• Tornados

• Hurricanes

• Typhoons

• Rain shadow

Which of the following is NOT a climate characteristic?

• Precipitation

• Weather

• Seasons

• Temperature

Middle latitude zones range between ________ degrees.

tropical wet, arid, highland, tropical wet/dry, and semi-arid regions are found in what latitude zones?

• Middle Latitude Zone

• None of the above

• Low Latitude Zone

• High Latitude Zone