5th Grade Geography Unit 3 Climate

What term refers to the standard, long-term pattern of atmospheric conditions in a specific area?

Which word means any form of moisture—like rain, snow, or sleet—that hits the ground?

How far a location is situated north or south of the equator is measured by its what?

What is the name for a community where living organisms interact with each other and their environment?

Checking the conditions outside right now to see if it is windy or cloudy is an observation of what?

Which region receives extremely low annual rainfall and is typically very dry?

The long-term rise in the Earth's average overall temperature is known as what process?

An object's vertical distance or elevation above sea level is called its what?

Which biome features permafrost (frozen ground), zero trees, and sub-zero temperatures?

Which dense ecosystem is characterized by high humidity, constant warmth, and heavy rainfall year-round?