Lines of latitude divide the Earth into three climate zones. What are the three climate zones?

The condition of the atmosphere at a particular location for a short period of time.

Which climate is characterized by high, mountainous areas that are cooler than the lower areas around them?

Which climate is characterized by year-round heat and heavy rainfall?

What are the two MAIN influences on climate?

Which climate is only found in the Northern Hemisphere, is characterized by constantly changing weather, and experiences warm summers and cold winters?

Which climate is covered with ice and snow and is ALWAYS at or below freezing?

Which climate can be found at the edge of a desert and receives just enough rainfall for short grasses to grow?

What is the process that occurs when gases in the Earth’s atmosphere trap the Sun’s heat, regulating temperatures on the surface of the Earth?

Which type of climate is a desert, receiving less than 10 inches of rainfall each year?

Measurement of distance from the equator; often is the factor in climate zones.

Which climate is characterized by short, cool summers followed by long, freezing winters?

The consistent pattern of weather conditions in a region over a long period of time (years)