Climate

Which climate has the least amount of vegetation?

• Ice Cap

• Steppe

• Desert

Very humid climates are found between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

• True

• False

In the mountainous areas, climate and vegetation are affected by

• Altitude or Elevation

• Latitude

• Longitude

• The sun

What is the name for trees that lose their leaves every fall?

• Coniferous trees

• Palm trees

• evergreen trees

• deciduous trees

Part of the water cycle; the process by which water falls to Earth.

• percipitation

• rain

• snow

• sleet

What Climate zones are found north of the Arctic Circle?

• Tropical wet

  Tropical wet/dry

• Tundra

  Subarctic

• Marine West Coast

  Tundra

• Highland

  Subarctic

What is the major climate is found in Northern Africa?

• tropical wet

• Semiarid

• arid desert

• Humid Subtropical

Daily changes in atmospheric conditions

• rain shadow

• weather

Elevation above sea level

• altitude

• climate

       ______ is the pattern of temperature and precipitation typical of an area over a long period of time.

• Climate
• Weather
• A season
• The Coriolis Effect