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Section 1

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List the 3 climate ZONES:

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Tropic, Temperate, and Arctic(Polar) Zones

Back

The long-term average of weather and precipitation in an area is called:

Front

CLIMATE!

Back

A river that feeds into another larger river is called a

Front

Tributary

Back

The highland climate is the only climate zone that does not refer to LATITUDE. It deals with:

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Altitude (elevation)

Back

Climates follow LATITUDE lines while time follows ___________________ lines.

Front

Longitudinal

Back

A scientist that studies weather is called a

Front

Meterologist

Back

The change in elevation between a mountain and a plain, and characterized by rapids in a river, is defined by an imaginary line called a:

Front

Fall Line

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Which world region experience hurricanes?

Front

The Americas

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This line separates day and night

Front

Line on Illumination

Back

The 23.5 degree tilt of the earth and the earth's revolution around the sun causes the:

Front

4 seasons

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Being influenced by a large body of water is called:

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Maritime

Back

What are hurricanes called in the Pacific?

Front

Typhoons

Back

The topographical feature of earth that is known as the "elevated plain" is a

Front

Plateau

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Mountains of lava that change the earth's surface when they erupt are called

Front

Volcanoes

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Weather maps do NOT show:

Front

Contour lines

Back

List 5 (of the 13) climate regions:

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Tropical, Dry, Temperate, Continental, Polar

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The Subarctic Climate (Taiga) would be found in which climate zone?

Front

Arctic (Polar) Zone

Back

The description of climates found in low latitudes is

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Tropical

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The climate zone that Fredericksburg is in is

Front

Humid Subtropic

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Which causes the seasons to be reversed between the N and S hemispheres?

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TILT

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