A tornado is a

• long period without rain or with very minimal rainfall

• storm that form over warm, tropical ocean waters

• powerful, funnel-shaped column of spiraling air

• heavy snowstorm with winds of more than 35 miles per hour

A hurricane is a

• long period without rain or with very minimal rainfall

• storm that form over warm, tropical ocean waters

• powerful, funnel-shaped column of spiraling air

• heavy snowstorm with winds of more than 35 miles per hour

A blizzard is a

• long period without rain or with very minimal rainfall

• storm that form over warm, tropical ocean waters

• powerful, funnel-shaped column of spiraling air

• heavy snowstorm with winds of more than 35 miles per hour

A drought is a

• long period without rain or with very minimal rainfall

• storm that form over warm, tropical ocean waters

• powerful, funnel-shaped column of spiraling air

• heavy snowstorm with winds of more than 35 miles per hour

1. The equinoxes are the two times each year that the sun’s rays shine directly overhead at noon.

• True

• False

2. A region’s climate includes the weather conditions that occur there over a long period of time.

• True

• False

3. Convectional, orographic, and frontal are the three types of seasonal climate.

• True

• False

4. Air and ocean currents use convention to distribute the sun’s heat around the earth.

• True

• False

5. In Asia, a hurricane is known as a blizzard.

• True

• False

1. Which one is not a zone of latitude used by geographers?

• a. Tropical

• b. Equator

• c. Temperate

• d. Polar