Name:
Note Guide: External Forces and Climate Regions
1. Define external forces in your own words.
Term
Definition
Region where found
Erosion
Sedimentation
Glaciation
2.
What causes a rain shadow? What effect does a rain shadow have on precipitation?
Effect on humans
3. What is the difference between climate and weather?
4. Give an example of the weather in Houston.
5. Give an example of the climate in Houston.
6. Draw and label a climograph.
Climate Region Description of zone
Ice Cap
Tundra/Arctic
Subarctic
Marine West Coast
Average
Latitude
(high, mid,
or low)
Average
Precipitation
(high, mid, or
low)
Region(s)
where
found on
earth
Human
Environment
Interaction
Climate
Region
Human Subtropical
Mixed Forest
Temperate
Grassland
Mediterranean/Ch
aparall
Description of zone
Average
Latitude
(high, mid,
or low)
Average
Precipitation
(high, mid, or
low)
Region(s)
where
found on
earth
Human
Environment
Interaction
Climate
Region
Semi-arid
Arid
Tropical Wet and
Dry
Tropical Wet
Description of zone
Average
Latitude
(high, mid,
or low)
Average
Precipitation
(high, mid, or
low)
Region(s)
where
found on
earth
Human
Environment
Interaction
Climate
Region
Hghlands
Description of zone
Average
Latitude
(high, mid,
or low)
Average
Precipitation
(high, mid, or
low)
Region(s)
where
found on
earth
Human
Environment
Interaction