Chapter 21 Vocabulary
Published on Nov 18, 2015
North Carolina Earth Science Chapter 21 Vocabulary
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Tropical Zone- Between about 23.5 degrees north and 23.5 south of the equator, the sun's rays are most intense.
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Temperate Zones- which are between about 23.5 and 66.5 north and south of the equator, the sun's energy strikes Earth at a smaller angle than near the equator.
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Polar Zone- Which are between 66.5 north and south latitudes and the poles, the energy strikes at an even smaller angle, causing the light and heat to spread out over an even larger area.
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Koppen climate classification system- uses mean monthly and annual values of temperature and precipitation to classify climates.
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Wet tropical climate- Have high temperatures and much annual precipitation.
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Tropical dry and wet- have temperatures and total precipitation similar to those in the wet tropics, but experiences distinct periods of low precipitation
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Humid subtropical climate- Located between about 25 and 40 latitude on the eastern sides of the continents
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Marine West coast climate- Coastal areas between about 50 and 65 north and south latitude.
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Subarctic climate- North of the humid continental climate and south of the tundra is an extensive subartic climate region
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Greenhouse Effect- the greenhouse effect is a natural warming of both Earth's lower atmosphere and Earth's surface.
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