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Climate & Factors that Affect It

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  • What climate group does a Savanna belong?
    tropical
  • What climate group does a Monsoon belong?
    tropical
  • What are cold climate zones called?
    polar
  • San Jose, California and Memphis ,Tennessee are at the same latitude but have different climates, why?
    San Jose, California is near the ocean which affects climate there.
  • Describe a dry climate region.
    hot, dry, little plant life
  • What climate group does Steppe belong?
    dry hot
  • What climate group does Highland belong?
    cold/polar
  • What climate group does Mediterranean belong?
    temperate
  • What is a natural event that would affect world climate?
    volcanic eruption
  • What happens to temperature the higher above sea level you go?
    it gets colder
  • What are surface ocean currents that are driven by global winds and turn in circular motion?
    gyres
  • What do you call the gases in the atmosphere that absorb energy that Earth radiates or would otherwise be released to space?
    green house effect
  • The windward side of the mountain has the same climate as the leeward side.
    false
  • If the climate in your area is sub-tropical, what type of weather would NOT be common?
    snow
  • What factor affects climate besides altitude, latitude, & landforms?
    proximity to large bodies of water
  • What climate group does humid sub-tropical belong?
    temperate
  • What type of climate does the leeward side of the mountain have?
    dry climate
  • What 2 factors affect climate?
    temperature and precipitation
  • How many hour of daylight occur during the spring and fall equinox?
    12
  • Is it an equinox or solstice that occurs when the sun is directly over head?
    solstice
  • Besides high latitudes, cold climates can be found at what type of locations in the middle and low latitudes?
    mountains
  • What climate sub group is Indiana?
    Continental warm summer