Survey
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
Download View PDF
Document related concepts
no text concepts found
Transcript
SX07TR_CA6_CH09.fm Page 75 Saturday, June 10, 2006 3:20 PM Name ____________________________ Date ____________________ Class ____________ Climate and Climate Change 9.3 Review and Reinforce ■ Climate Regions Understanding Main Ideas Complete the table below by filling in the name of one of the six main climate regions. Characteristics of Climate Regions Climate Region Precipitation Temperature Heavy Hot 2. ____________________ Low Hot or Cold 3. ____________________ Heavy Mild 4. ____________________ Moderate Warm to Cold 5. ____________________ Low to Moderate Cold 6. ____________________ Varies with altitude Varies with altitude 1. ____________________ Building Vocabulary Match each term with its definition by writing the letter of the correct definition on the line beside the term in the left column. 7. permafrost ____ 8. subarctic ____ 9. savanna ____ 10. humid subtropical ____ 11. desert ____ 12. tundra a. arid regions that get less than 25 centimeters of rain every year b. forests in which abundant rain falls year-round c. climate that is wet and warm, but not as constantly hot as the tropics ____ 13. rain forest d. climate that lies north of the humid continental climates ____ 14. chaparral e. tropical grassland ____ 15. steppe f. permanently frozen tundra soil g. semiarid region, also called a prairie or grassland h. climate region north of the subarctic, with short, cool summers and bitterly cold winters i. area of dense shrubs and small trees © Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. 75 Climate and Climate Change ____
