Calvert School,Lesson 24-29,Geography - Vocabulary,Found in Textbook
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
|
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather | unpredictable changes in the air that take place over a period of time
🗑
|
||||
| El Niño | combination of temperature, wind, and water effects in the Pacific Ocean that causes heavy rains in some areas and droughts in others
🗑
|
||||
| La Niña | opposite of El Niño
🗑
|
||||
| Tropics | low-latitude region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropics of Capricorn
🗑
|
||||
| Climate | the usual, predicable pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time
🗑
|
||||
| Local winds | patterns of wind caused by landforms in a particular area
🗑
|
||||
| Monsoon | tremendous seasonal winds that blow over continents for months and affect the climate
🗑
|
||||
| Rain shadow | dry area on the inland side of costal mountains
🗑
|
||||
| Hurricane | violent tropical storm with heavy rains and high winds
🗑
|
||||
| Greenhouse effect | buildup of certain gases in the atmosphere that, like a greenhouse, hold more of the sun’s warmth
🗑
|
||||
| Typhoons | Asian hurricane
🗑
|
||||
| Canopy | the top layer of the forest
🗑
|
||||
| Savanna | broad grasslands with few trees
🗑
|
||||
| Marine west coast climate | weather pattern characterized by rainy and mild winters and cool summers
🗑
|
||||
| Mediterranean climate | weather pattern characterized by mild, rainy winters and hot dry summers
🗑
|
||||
| Humid subtropical climate | weather pattern characterized by hot, humid, rainy summers and short mild winters
🗑
|
||||
| Humid continental climate | weather pattern characterized by long, cold, and snowy winters and short, hot summers
🗑
|
||||
| Subarctic climate | weather pattern characterized by severely cold and bitter winters and short, cool summers
🗑
|
||||
| Tundra | vast rolling treeless plain in high-latitude climates in which only the top few inches of ground thaw in the summer
🗑
|
||||
| Permafrost | permanently frozen lower layers of soil in the tundra and subarctic regions
🗑
|
||||
| Steppe | partly dry grassland found on the outer edges of a desert
🗑
|
||||
| Timberline | elevation along mountains above which no trees will grow
🗑
|
Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Created by:
dragondude
Popular Geography sets