Forests
Highland climate
What is an example of a
renewable resource?
Which type of climate
can occur at many
different latitudes?
Nuclear Power
What produces
dangerous waste?
Habitats are often
destroyed.
What happens when an
environment changes?
Desertification
Petroleum
What is the spread of
desert-like conditions?
What can be made into
plastics and cosmetics?
Elevation
What do Highland
climates change with?
Earth’s tilt, movement,
and shape.
What affects the amount
of sun at a given
location?
Ecosystem
What can be any size and
occur wherever air,
water, and soil support
life?
Desert and Steppe
What are the two types of
Dry climate?
the average weather
conditions over a long
period of time
What is climate?
Low latitudes,
near the Equator
Where are the hottest
places on Earth located?
Warm air
Which is lighter:
warm air or cool air?
cooler air changing
places with warmer air
What creates prevailing
wind patterns?
Milder than inland areas.
How do lakes affect the
temperatures of land
surrounding them?
Rain, thunderstorms,
and blizzards
What types of weather
conditions can fronts
produce?
Tropical, Dry,
Temperate, Polar,
Highland
What are the five major
climate zones?
Tropical
Which climate typically
has a warm, muggy, rainy
climate year-round?
in the middle latitudes
Where do temperate
climates occur?
deciduous trees and
coniferous trees
What kinds of trees are
present in a mixed
forest? (Section 2)
Mosses, lichens, shrubs
What types of plants
does the tundra climate
have?
erosion from wind and
water and replanting the
same crops
How do soils lose their
fertility?
streams, city parks, and
forests
What are some examples
of ecosystems?
decayed plant or
animal matter
What is humus?
cutting down trees faster
than they grow
What causes
deforestation?
air, soil, minerals,
and trees
What are examples of
natural resources?
nonrenewable resources
that formed from the
remains of ancient plants
and animals
Renewable
What are fossil fuels?
Is hydroelectric power
renewable or
nonrenewable energy?
Steam and hot water
located within Earth
How do geothermal
power plants create
electricity?
Any material in nature
that people use and
value
What is a
natural resource?
Through small changes
that affect the system,
such as drought or
clearing land
How do nature and
people change
ecosystems?
Topsoil, subsoil, and
broken rock
What are the three layers
of soil?