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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Geographers identify climates by observing | temperature precipitation native plant life |
| Five basic climates are: | dry tropical temperate/continental polar highland/mountain |
| desert climate | earth's hottest and driest climate |
| desert climate | less than 10 inches of rain per year |
| desert climate | temperatures can be as high as 130 degrees during the day and the low as 40 degrees at night |
| Steppe | semi-dry grassland or prairie |
| Steppe | often borders a desert |
| Steppe | can have some shrubs and trees along streams |
| Tropical Climates | warm temperatures and heavy rainfall |
| Tropical Climates | extend from the Tropic of Cancer through the Equator and down to the Tropic of Capricorn |
| Humid Tropical | warm, muggy, and rainy year-round |
| Humid Tropical | 70-450 inches of rain each year |
| Humid Tropical | Monsoons can happen which are seasonal winds that bring either dry or moist air |
| Highland | temperature drops as you go up the mountain and plant life becomes scarce |
| Tropical Savanna | located just North or South of the equator |
| Tropical Savanna | areas of tall grasses, and scattered trees and shrubs |
| Tropical Savanna | long, hot, dry season and short periods of heavy rainfall |
| Tropical Savanna | high 90 degree temps with "cooler" winters |
| Temperate/Continental | Occurs halfway between the Equator and the poles in the middle latitudes |
| Temperature/Continental | Has all four seasons |
| Humid Subtropical | located near the tropics |
| Humid Subtropical | summers are hot and humid, while winter is mild with some frost and snow |
| Humid Subtropical | hurricanes are a threat to this climate |
| Mediterranean | summers are hot and dry |
| Mediterranean | winters tend to be mild and wet |
| Marine West Coast | winds carry moisture from the sea |
| Marine West Coast | winds keep temperatures mild all year round |
| Marine West Coast | winters are foggy, cloudy, and rainy while summers are warm and sunny |
| Humid Continental | OHIO IS LOCATED IN THIS CLIMATE |
| Humid Continental | four distinct seasons |
| Humid Continental | summers are short and hot |
| Humid Continental | springs and falls are mild |
| Humid Continental | Winters are long, cold and typically snowy |
| Humid Continental | located in the main area in the US: Great Plains and Midwest |
| Subarctic (Polar) | Found in the Northern Hemisphere and South of the Arctic Ocean |
| Subarctic (Polar) | winters are long and bitterly cold and summers are short and cool |
| Subarctic (Polar) | Temps are below freezing for more than half the year |
| Tundra (Polar) | occurs along the coastal ares of the Artic Ocean |
| Tundra (Polar) | Winters are bitterly cold and temps only reach barely above freezing during the short summers |
| Temperate/Continental | Type of climate we live in |
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