Climate

Important factors that define climate are humididty, wind, ______ and temperature.

temperate climates often have four ________________.

the types of ________________ that farmers can grow depend on climate.

the thin lines that run east and west across some maps are lines of ___________.

Latitude is a measure of how far a place is from the __________f and increases as you move north or south.

the temperature differences between low and high latitudes are called ______ _______.

global swnds are winds that move between the equator and the ______.

Warm air near the equator ________ and moves toward the poles; cold air near the coles sinks and moves toward the equator.

A directed flow of a gas or liquid is called a(n) __________.

Water heats and cools more __________ atha tland odes.

Climates near the ocean are cloudier and __________ thn regions farther inland.

The climate at the base of a mountain is always ________ than the climate at the peak.

As a(n) ___ _______ travels over a montain, it dries out. so the climate on one side will be wetter than the climate on teh the other sid

The characteristic weather pattern of a region over the course of several years

a measure of how far a place is from the equator

an area with the same climate throughout

a landform that can separate two different types of climates

a measure of how high a place is above sea level

the directed flow of water over long distances through the ocean

winds that circulate the air between the equator and the poles

where the latitude is set at zero degrees

Areas on the equator have a(n) _____ of zero degrees and have tropical climates.

Latitude at the North and South Poles is 90 degrees, and they have _____ cliamtes.

Air temperature decreases with__________________, so higher areas have cooler climates thn lower areas.