what is the big deal with weather and climate?
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What is the big deal with weather and climate?. Weather. _________ changes in air that take place over a short time. Climate. Usual, __________ pattern of weather in an area over a long time. Tropical. area located in the tropics( 23.5 degrees north and 23.5 degrees south latitude) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
What is the big deal with weather and climate?
Weather
• _________ changes in air that take place over a short time
Climate
• Usual, __________ pattern of weather in an area over a long time
Tropical• area located in the tropics( 23.5 degrees north and 23.5 degrees south latitude) • ______ all year
Tropical Savanna
• broad _________ with few trees
Marine West Coast
• mid-latitude coastal climate with mild, rainy _______ and ______ summers
Mediterranean
• mid-latitude coastal climate with mild, rainy ________ and hot, dry _______
Humid Continental• inland mid-latitude climate with cold, snowy ________ and short, hot _______
Humid Subtropical• rainy mid-latitude climate with hot, humid _______ and short, mild _______
Subarctic• high _______ climate with bitter cold winters and near-freezing summers
Tundra
• vast treeless plain with ________ in the high latitudes
Steppe• partly ____ grasslands and prairies surrounding many deserts
Another large steppe area (prairie) is located in the central United States and western Canada. The High Plains steppe is the westernmost part of the Great Plains region, and the Channeled Scablands in Southern British Columbia and Washington State.
Acid Rain• rain containing high amounts of chemical ________
Branches from a tree in Germany’s Black Forest show needle loss and yellowed boughs caused by acid rain.
Deforestation
• widespread _______ of forests
Slash-and-burn agriculture in the Peruvian Amazon
Clear-cutting in the Amazon rainforest
Greenhouse Effect• buildup of certain ______ in the atmosphere that , like a greenhouse, hold more of the sun’s warmth
A schematic representation of the
exchanges of energy between outer space, the Earth's atmosphere,
and the Earth's surface. The ability of the atmosphere to capture and recycle energy emitted by the Earth surface is the defining characteristic of the greenhouse effect.
Rain Shadow• _____ area on the inland side of coastal mountains
The Atacama Desert in Chile lies in the rain shadow of the Andes.
Latitude• location ______ or ______ of the Equator, measured by imaginary lines (parallels) that are numbered in degrees north or south
Longitude
• location ______ or ______ of the Prime Meridian, measured by imaginary lines( meridians) numbered in degrees east or west
Desert• is a landscape that receives almost ____ precipitation
Icecap• is a high latitude region of a planet that is covered with _____
Figure CS.39 South Pole Station, 1978. (Courtesy NOAA)