Climate Test ReviewKEY

LEMPOSA Notes, climate/vegetation cards & Chapter 3 Section 3 Questions…

  1. A wind system mainly in Tropical Humid Climate zones that causes seasons of wet and dry weather.

Monsoons

  1. What type of climate has hot, humid summers, with mild winters of occasional frost or snow?

Humid Subtropical

  1. Areas of tropical grasslands, scattered trees and shrubs.

Savanna

  1. Word that means “dry”.

Arid

  1. Trees that lose their leaves during part of the year are called_

Deciduous

  1. Trees that remain green all year are called__

Evergreen/coniferous

  1. What type of climate has the greatest annual temperature ranges in the world?

Subarctic

  1. What type of climate receives more moisture than the deserts but less than more humid areas?

Semi-arid

  1. What climate type receives plentiful rain all year and is located in areas close to the equator?

Tropical Humid

  1. What type of climate has a rich marine ecosystem despite the area constantly covered in ice?

Ice Cap (p. 57)

  1. What type of climate is characterized by wet and dry seasons?

Tropical Wet and Dry

  1. What climate type has long, sunny, dry summers and mild, wet winters?

Mediterranean

  1. What type of mid-latitude climate has mild temperatures all year and can support temperate rain forests?

Marine West Coast

  1. Permanently frozen soil.

Permafrost

  1. What climate type supports vegetation such as lichens, mosses, herbs and low shrubs—trees can’t grow here. Temperatures are only above freezing during the very short summers. Tundra
  2. Community of plants and animals in an area.

Ecosystem

  1. What types of climates have the most diverse plants and animals?

Tropical climates

  1. Which type of climate experiences four distinct seasons? Humid Continental
  2. Describe Highland climate.Varies according to elevation
  3. What three factors (LEMPOSA) can create arid or semi-arid climate?

Rainshadow (Mountain Barriers), Cold Ocean Currents, High Atmospheric Pressure

  1. What is the point at which trees cannot grow?

Treeline

  1. What type of climate is almost non-existent in the Southern Hemisphere? Why?

Subarctic- there is almost no land at that latitude in the Southern Hemisphere

  1. Can there be swamps in Tundra climate? Why or why not?

Yes, because in the short summer season the top layer melts and if the land is flat it creates a swamp.

  1. What word describes the vast evergreen forests in the north?

boreal

  1. What is the climate in north Texas?

Humid Subtropical

  1. What is the name of the desert in South America caused by cold ocean currents?

Atacama

  1. What explains the huge seasonal temperature range in Kansas?

Proximity to water/continentality

  1. What word refers to mid latitude climate’s four seasons?

temperate

  1. What is another name for rain-shadow or mountain-barrier effect?

orographic

  1. What are the three zones of latitude?

Mid, high, low

  1. What characteristics of the earth make latitude the most important climate factor?

Tilt, shape

  1. Why is it weird that it can snow in Ecuador and why is it possible that it can snow in Ecuador?

Weird b/c it is located on the equator, can because of the elevation of the Andes

  1. What factor most explains the Sahara desert?

High atmospheric pressure

  1. Give two reasons Europe is warmer than it should be at the latitude it is located.

It is a peninsula and the North Atlantic Drift makes the waters around it warm. When the wind blows across the water it creates a warm climate in Europe.

  1. What mountain range is on the eastern border of California?

Sierra Nevada

  1. Why does a large body of water have a moderating effect on climate?

Water does not heat and cool fast (especially compared to land)

  1. What is the major climate type of Australia? Why?

Arid- mainly it is at a latitude of prevailing high atmospheric pressure

  1. What is the most common climate type in Canada? Why?

Subarctic- latitude

  1. What factor (LEMPOSA) explains the Tropical Humid climate in South America?

Latitude (you could also argue atmospheric pressure b/c it’s a prevailing low pressure system in the low latitudes)

  1. What is the difference between savannah grassland and steppe grassland?

Savannah grassland is in the tropical wet and dry region, steppe is in semi-arid regions