Question

reviewing key terms
on a sheet of paper, classify these key terms under the correct heading: earth - sun relationship, climate factors, or climate patterns.
greenhouse effect temperature el niño
mixed forest prevailing wind oasis
equinox chaparral prairie
revolution doldrums current
deciduous permafrost solstice
coriolis effect rain shadow axis
reviewing facts
section 1

1. what are the effects of the earth’s tilt, rotation, and revolution?
2. what are the differences in sunlight at the tropic of cancer, the tropic of capricorn, and the poles?
3. how is co₂ related to the greenhouse effect?

section 2

1. list three key factors that affect climate.
2. describe the changes in air pressure that occur during an el niño year. how do these changes affect wind patterns?
3. how do large bodies of water and mountains affect climate?

section 3

1. what are the major climate regions into which geographers divide the earth?
2. what main types of vegetation grow in the earth’s major climate regions?
3. in what ways might the burning of fossil fuels affect a region’s vegetation?

Explanation:

1. Earth - Sun Relationship: Equinox, revolution, solstice, axis. These terms relate to the Earth's position and movement relative to the Sun.
2. Climate Factors: Greenhouse effect, temperature, prevailing wind, Coriolis effect, doldrums, permafrost, rain - shadow. These influence the climate of a region.
3. Climate Patterns: El Niño, mixed forest, oasis, chaparral, prairie, current, deciduous. These represent different climate - related patterns or biomes.

For Reviewing Facts:

1. The Earth's tilt causes seasons, rotation causes day and night, and revolution determines the length of a year.
2. At the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, there is more direct sunlight for part of the year compared to the Poles where sunlight is more oblique, leading to warmer climates at the tropics and colder at the Poles.
3. CO₂ is a greenhouse gas. It absorbs and emits infrared radiation, trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere and contributing to the greenhouse effect.
4. Three key climate - affecting factors are latitude, altitude, and proximity to large bodies of water.
5. During an El Niño year, air - pressure patterns change in the tropical Pacific. Lower air pressure in the eastern Pacific can reverse the normal trade - wind patterns.
6. Large bodies of water can moderate temperature changes and influence precipitation patterns. Mountains can cause orographic lift, leading to increased precipitation on the windward side and rain - shadow deserts on the leeward side.
7. Geographers divide the Earth into major climate regions such as tropical, temperate, and polar.
8. In the Earth's major climate regions, different types of vegetation grow. For example, tropical rainforests grow in tropical wet climates, and tundra vegetation grows in polar regions.
9. Burning fossil fuels releases CO₂ and other greenhouse gases, which can increase the greenhouse effect and potentially lead to climate change such as rising temperatures and changing precipitation patterns.

Answer:

Key Terms Classification:

• Earth - Sun Relationship: Equinox, revolution, solstice, axis
• Climate Factors: Greenhouse effect, temperature, prevailing wind, Coriolis effect, doldrums, permafrost, rain - shadow
• Climate Patterns: El Niño, mixed forest, oasis, chaparral, prairie, current, deciduous

Reviewing Facts Answers:

1. Tilt causes seasons, rotation causes day - night, revolution determines year length.
2. More direct sunlight at tropics, more oblique at Poles.
3. CO₂ is a greenhouse gas that traps heat.
4. Latitude, altitude, proximity to water.
5. Air - pressure changes in tropical Pacific, can reverse trade - wind patterns.
6. Water moderates temperature, mountains cause orographic lift.
7. Tropical, temperate, polar.
8. Varies by climate region (e.g., rainforests in tropical wet, tundra in polar).
9. Releases greenhouse gases, can cause climate change.