Climate

I. Climate is

A. Weather in an area over a period of time.

B. Everyplace on earth has a climate.

II. Desert Areas:

A. There is little moisture in air, with warm days and cold nights.

B. Rain, when it occurs, is usually in the form of a cloudburst or thunderstorm.

C. There is little vegetation/plant life in the deserts.

D. Deserts are affected by trade winds.

III. Tropical Wet Areas:

A. Very high relative humidity.

B. Daily afternoon thundershowers are common.

C. Very heavy vegetation/plant life due to warm temperatures and heavy rainfall.

IV. Polar Areas - Tundra and Ice Cap:

A. There is little precipitation in this region and it usually only snows, not rains.

B. There is no season of summer because land areas receive little heat due to the sun's rays being so slanted.

C. Tundra average monthly temperatures range from 0 to 10 degrees C in warmer months and below 0 in colder months.

V. A savanna is:

A. A rolling grassland, dotted with trees,

B. Can be found between a tropical rainforest and desert.

C. Not enough rain falls on a savanna to support a rainforest or for it to be called a prairie.

VI. The Temperate Climate is:

A. Has four seasons of winter, spring, summer, and fall.

B. Animals and plants have special adaptations to cope with these yearly changes.

VI. Precipitation is:

A. Rain

B. Snow

C. Hail

D. Sleet

VII. Climate important to our lives:

A. Helps us use the land well

B. Tells us what to wear