Transcript Jeopardy review

Weather
Phenomena
People &
environment
Regions
Climate
Kinds of
Climates
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List one Characteristic
of climates
Precipitation, temperature,
& seasons
Proximity to ____
can moderate a climate
Water
The tilt of the earth
on its axis, causes…
Seasons
For every 1,000 feet the average
Temperature drops 3 ½ degrees,
this is an example of how____
influences climate.
Altitude (elevation)
Both Oregon and Connecticut
are on an ocean, both are at the
same latitude, and elevation,
yet their climates are different.
This can be explained by the
fourth factor influencing
climate…
Wind direction
Land which is at the equator
and near water is likely to have
this type of climate.
Tropical Rain Forest
Our type of climate is one
of the mid-latitude climates.
What type of climate do we
have?
Humid Subtropical
Which mid-latitude climate has
cool moist winters, and mild
moist summers?
West Coast Marine
Which high latitude climate
yields a lot of pine
forest (taiga)?
Sub-Artic (taiga)
Mild moist winters and hot
dry summers, this describes
the climate of Los Angelus,
it is known as a ____climate.
Mediterranean
Katrina and Rita were
examples of this type of
phenomena.
Hurricanes
A hurricane in the
Pacific Ocean is called
a…
Typhoon
A very focused storm, we
get more of them in the U.S
than anywhere else.
A tornado
What causes a tsunami?
An underwater
earthquake
Although this isn’t exactly
weather, another natural
disaster--an earthquake-is caused by what?
Shifting of the earth’s
plates along vault lines.
The crops you grow, the clothing
you wear, and the housing
materials you use, are all
influenced by the…
Climate (or environment)
What the dickens is a Polder?
When a wall (or levy) is built
to hold back the sea, and the
water is pumped out, and the
country is enlarged.
What is terracing?
Carving a mountain into a
staircase, in order to farm it.
What is going on near Africa’s
Sahara Desert?
Desertification--in the Sahel
What happened at Chernobyl?
A nuclear accident--a radiation
leak at an electric generating
plant.
The Great Plains, the
Sahara, and the Taiga would be
considered a region based on their…
(a) economics, (b) culture,
(c) language,
(d) physical geography.
(d) Physical Geography
Latin America is called a
region, based on its…
Culture, or language
Nations who are members of the
Organization of African
Unity could be considered a
region based on;
(a) physical geography,
(b) language, (c) politics,
Politics
Give an example of an area
classified as a region based
on perception (how we see
things)
The Sun Belt
(Florida, Cal., Texas, etc.),
or the Rust Belt
(Minn., Wisconsin, Michigan, PA.
etc.)
Name a country that does not
have multiple ethnic groups?
Japan or Korea