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5.
1._____keeps
a tornado going
(tornadoes)
2._____causes wind (wind)
3._____fuels a hurricane
(hurricanes)
4._____ causes seasons
(seasons)
5._____makes a hurricane die
(hurricanes)
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5.
1._____wind belt between 0 and 30
degrees north and south latitudes
2._____air mass that is dry and warm
3._____ curving of wind due to Earth’s
rotation
4._____type of front that forms when a
warm air mass gradually replaces a cold
air mass followed by warm fair weather
5._____breeze that forms when cold air
over the land rushes in to replace the
warm air over the sea
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What is climate?
What 2 main factors affect
climate?
What is the tropical zone?
What is the temperate zone?
What is the polar zone?
1.Climate is the average
weather in an area over
a long period of time.
2. The two main factors in
determining climate are
temperature and
precipitation.
Tropical
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Zone from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of
Capricorn
from 23.5 south to 23.5 north latitude
warm zone around the equator
Receives the most solar radiation
Temperatures are hot except at high elevations
Biomes include rainforests, deserts, and
savannahs
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3. Tropical
-from 23.5 south to 23.5 north latitude
-warm zone around the equator
Temperate
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between tropical and polar zones
moderate temperatures
the continental United States is in this zone
Main type of vegetation is grasslands
The types of biomes are temperate forests,
grasslands, chaparral, desert
Between 23.5 and 66.5 north and south latitude
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4Temperate
-between tropical and polar zones
-moderate temperatures
-United States is in this zone
Polar
Coldest average temperatures
 Between 66.5 and 90 north and south
latitudes
 below freezing all winter and chilly in the
summer.
 Biomes include tundra and taiga
 Tundra is the driest place on Earth
 Taiga has long cold winters and short,
warm summers
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5. Polar
-includes north and south poles
-below freezing all winter and chilly in the summer.