Geography: Climate and Biomes Factors

Hot year-round with 2 seasons (wet and dry).

Areas in the poles have very cold temperatures, areas between the tropics have very warm temperatures, and areas in between have mild temperatures.

<p>Temperature</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A mountain creates two climate zones, a wet and a dry side of the mountain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Precipitation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Air movements that transfer heat and moisture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Coriolis effect, caused by the rotation of the Earth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>High pressure areas are dry and low pressure areas are wet.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The poles and 30 degrees north and south of the equator.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They blow precipitation from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Precipitation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Underwater rivers that affect precipitation and temperature.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The temperature of water changes the temperature of the air above it, affecting precipitation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Precipitation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The height above sea level.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>As air rises, it cannot hold heat or precipitation, creating a highland climate (cold and dry).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Temperature and precipitation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Air, water, weathered rock, humus (decayed plant and animal matter).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Topsoil, subsoil, broken rock, parent rock.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An interdependent community of plants and animals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An ecosystem of a region.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Supports a large variety of life.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Deciduous, coniferous, mixed forest.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Tropical (savannas with wet and dry seasons) and mid latitude/temperate (steppe or prairie).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Semi-arid regions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An area characterized by shrubs that store water, small leaves, thick bark, and large roots.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An area with little plant life due to permafrost.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hot, warm, wet, with rain forests.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Warm, wet, and dry grasslands with scattered trees.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hot with average precipitation, drought plants, and rocky terrain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hot with cool temperatures and average grassland with few trees.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters.</p> Signup and view all the answers