ES Ch 6.1-2 FLASHCARDS

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Example that best illustrates the concept of climate (regarding high temperatures in June)

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Averaged over the last 30 years, the high temperature for June in an area is 82°F.

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Reason the Equator is warmer than the poles

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Sunlight hits the equator directly, but hits the poles at a lower angle.

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The Coriolis effect is the result of the -

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Rotation of Earth

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As moist air blowing inland from an ocean reaches a mountain range, it -

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Rises, expands, and cools, losing moisture as rain and snow

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Greenhouse gas example

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CH₄ (Methane)

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About ____ of Earth's tropical rainforests have been destroyed by agriculture and ______.

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half; urban development

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The greatest species diversity in an area tends to be found _____

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at the transition zone between biomes

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Temperate deserts can be ______

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hot during the day but cold at night.

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Most of the world's forests are located in _______ regions.

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Mountain

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The side of a mountain in a rainshadow effect that receives little to no precipitation.

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Leeward