Lesson 4: Seasons and Climates in the Americas

High elevations are called _____, "cold lands."

These are cold areas, also called polar regions or ________ zones, located in the high latitudes.

What are the two seasons in the tropics?

The seasons are _____________ in the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.

This word means the amount of heat in something such as air.

This a word that means "neither very hot nor very cold, but between the two extremes."

The middle elevations, neither very hot nor very cold, are called ___________, "temperate lands."

TRUE or FALSE: Another name for the tropics is the low latitudes because it is near or at the latitude of 0°, or the Equator.

This means "the normal pattern of weather in an area over a period of time."

In which latitude is the Tropic of Capricorn located?

The region of warm climates near the Equator is called __________.

The polar regions are also known as the ________ latitude climate zone.

Low elevations, where temperatures are warm, are called __________, which is Spanish for "hot lands."

Either side of the tropics are lands of _______ latitudes that are also known as the temperate zones.

This word means moisture that falls from the air as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

This word means the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc. It is also known as the present condition of the air on a particular day or short period of time.

TRUE or FALSE: Climate is affected by latitude. The farther from the tropics a place is, the cooler its climate is.

In which latitude is the Arctic Circle located?

In which latitude is the Antarctic Circle located?

Aside from latitude, ___________ also affects the climate on earth.

In which latitude is the Tropic of Cancer located?