Climate and Landforms Study Guide

What is climate?

• The liquid and solid water particles that fall from clouds and reach the ground.
• the degree of hotness or coldness; can be measured using a thermometer.
• The weather patterns in an area in general or over a long period

What is humidity?

• the degree of hotness or coldness; can be measured using a thermometer.
• the amount of water vapor held in the air.
• the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period

What is temperature?

• the degree of hotness or coldness; can be measured using a thermometer.
• the liquid and solid water particles that fall from clouds and reach the ground
• the amount of water vapor held in the air.

What is precipitation?

• an area with a distinct climate
• the amount of water vapor held in the air.
• the liquid and solid water particles that fall from clouds and reach the ground. (snow, rain, hail, sleet)

What is population density

• the amount of water vapor held in the air.
• the number of people living in each unit of area
• the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period

What is a biome?

• the liquid and solid water particles that fall from clouds and reach the ground.
• the degree of hotness or coldness; can be measured using a thermometer.
• the climate, vegetation, and animals in a place

What biome has very dry land with little rainfall?

• Desert
• Tundra
• Temperate Forest
• Tropical Rainforest

Which biome is the coldest?

• Desert
• Tundra
• Temperate Forest
• Tropical Rainforest

Which biome is always hot and has the most rain?

• Desert
• Tundra
• Temperate Forest
• Tropical Rainforest

An opening in Earth’s surface from which lava flows.

• mountain
• volcano
• island