unit 1
test review
longitude:east west
equator: divides into 2 hemispheres 0°
prime meridian: 0° great circle
equator warmest place on earth
map projection
most people live near by
continentially
what causes the seasons
natural resources
non-renewable: fuils
exaustable:sun
factors that influence climate
air masses:northern hemisphere cold, hot from the tropics
continentially: water moderates climate
elevation: colder as you go up to the mountain
mountain barrier: can stop storms and air masses
ocean currents:can be warm or cold, causing the climate of the land change
pressure cells: high: 90°
low:30°
storm stacks:where the polar easterns meet the westerns
climates regions
tropical wet-dry/savanna:rainy in summer, dry in winter
semi-arid-steppe: rain per year 16¨
mediterranean: hot, dry summers; cool and rainy winters
marine west coast: nothwest united sates(seattle)
humid subtropical:
humid continental: 4 seasons
subartic:evergreen forest
tundra: summers shorth that permafrost exists
ice cap: polar desert
highlands: climate varies with 4 factors
climograph
HEI
adaptation: we change to live within our environment
dependency: we rely on our environment to make our lives better
greenhouse effect
desertification
earthquake
seismograph;measures the waves created
focus: where the earthquake begins
epicenter: point above the focus of the earthquake