Climate & Vegetation Regions
Name ___________________________
Period _________
Climate and the 5 Themes
1. Climate is one of the ____________________ factors that people can’t
_______________.
2. The only way to _______________ your _______________ is to _______________.
Climate and Soil
3. Climate affects the _______________ and _______________ of soil.
4. _______________ climates and _______________ climates will produce different types
of _______________. So will _______________ climates and _______________
climates.
a. Places that have a _______________ and more _______________
_______________ promote soil formation, and therefore, have a
_______________ and _______________ soil.
b. Places that are ________________ and more _______________ will slow down
soil formation, and usually yield a soil that is more _______________.
Weather and Climate
5. Weather is the condition of the ____________________ at a _______________
_______________, and at a _______________ _______________.
6. Climate is the _______________ _______________ for that specific location over an
extended period of _______________.
Factors Affecting Climate
7. Wind and ocean _______________ help spread the _______________ heat around the
world through convection.
a. Convection: “the transfer of _______________ in the atmosphere by the
_______________ motion of air.”
8. Wind currents are caused by the hot _______________ moving towards the
_______________, and the cooler air moving towards the _______________.
a. Coriolis Effect: Due to the earth rotating at an _______________, the winds
don’t blow in _______________ _______________. Instead, they bend to the
left in the _______________ Hemisphere, and to the right in the
_______________ Hemisphere.
9. Ocean currents- Can be compared to _______________ flowing inside of an ocean in a
_______________ pattern. Warm water flows _______________ from the equator and
towards the poles, and cooler water flows back towards the _______________.
10. Name an ocean current: _____________________________________________
Physical Characteristics
11. Zones of _______________- The earth is divided into _______________ zones of
latitude.
a. List the 3 zones of latitude: _______________, _______________, and
_______________
12. Elevation- A location’s _______________ above _______________ _______________.
a. The temperature drops about _______________ degrees Fahrenheit for every
_______________ foot increase in altitude.
b. Above 12,000 feet it’s like you are in the ______________.
13. Landforms can also affect _______________.
a. i.e. _______________ in _______________ rising up a mountain will turn into
rain or _______________, but by the time it reaches the other side the moisture
will have been released, leaving a _______________ _______________ that is
warmer.
Changes in Climate
14. Climate changes over _______________.
15. The warming of the waters off of the _______________ coast of South
_______________ is known as _______________.
a. This happens every 2-7 _______________.
b. This causes a change on both sides of the _______________. It sends warm
water and heavy rain to the _______________, while _______________ and
_______________ experience drought conditions.
c. What is 1 thing you learned about El Niño from the video? _______________
_______________________________________________________________
16. The reverse process is known as _______________.
17. Greenhouse Effect- the _______________ released by burning _______________ and
_______________ that traps some solar energy, and causes rising _______________.
a. Most argue that this process causes _______________ _______________, but
some believe it is just a natural cycle of the _______________.