Cultural Geography Ch. 3 Review

Ocean currents affect weather by:

• Regulating temperature

• Causing earthquakes

• Increasing air pollution

• Blocking sunlight

What is weather like in high latitudes?

• Cold and dry

• Hot and humid

• Mild and rainy

• Warm and sunny

What is weather like in low latitudes?

• Hot and humid

• Cold and dry

• Mild and wet

• Variable with seasons

What is weather like in the middle latitudes?

• Temperate zone/ weather varies

• Extremely hot all year round

• Cold with heavy snowfall

• Tropical with high humidity

What is the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather refers to short-term atmospheric conditions, while climate is the average of weather over a long period.

• Weather and climate are the same and can be used interchangeably.

• Climate refers to daily temperature changes, while weather is the long-term average.

• Weather is the study of climate patterns over decades.

Match the term with the definition

• the weight of gases in the atomosphere

• Temperature

• air moving due to heat/cooling air masse

• Atmospheric Pressure

• measure of the amount of moisture in air

• Humidity

• concentrated water droplets falling

• Precipitation

• the amount of thermal energy in the air

• Wind

Temperature is the amount of ​ (a)   in the air. It is measured with a ​ (b)   .

• thermal energy
• thermometer
• heat
• barometer

Atmospheric pressure is the ​ (a)   of gasses in the atmosphere on a surface. ​ (b)   pressure is at ​ (c)   elevation because there is ​ (d)   atmosphere weighing down on the surface. It is measured with a​ (e)   .

• weight
• Lower
• higher
• less
• barometer
• more
• thermometer
• volume

Wind is the ​ (a)   of air caused by the heating and cooling of air masses. ​ The (b)   the difference in temperature between the two air masses, the​ (c)   wind.

• movement
• bigger
• stronger
• smaller

The ​ (a)   is the influence of earth's​ (b)   on​ (c)   direction.

• Coriolis Effect
• rotation
• wind
• Hydrologic Cycle
• water
• Dew Point