World Climates

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What is the name given to the area located between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn?

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Low latitude, Tropics

Front

In the mountainous areas, climate and vegetation are affected by

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Altitude or Elevation

Front

Which of the following is a factor that DOES NOT impact the climate of a place? Latitude, Altitude, Current, longitude

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longitude

Front

The Atacama Desert was created by the Andes Mountains. This is called a?

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Rain Shadow

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_____ Is the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian

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Longitude

Front

_____ is the distance north and south of the Equator.

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Latitude

Front

The name for plant growth in an area.

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Vegetation

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_____ Occurs when plants and animals adjust to the rainforest

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Adaptation

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What is the name for trees that lose their leaves every fall?

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deciduous trees

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What is the name for the layer of permanently frozen soil?

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permafrost