| A | B |
|---|
| climate | pattern of weather that occurs in an area over many years |
| tropics | region that receives most solar radiation (the suns shines almost directly over it, latitudes 23.5N-23.5S) |
| polar zones | solar radiation hits these at a low angle, spreading energy over a large area(latitudes 66.5N-66.5S) |
| temperate zones | area between tropics and the polar zones |
| adaption | any structure or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment |
| hibernation | behavioral adaption for winter survival: animal's activity is, reduced, its body temperature drops, and its body processes slow down |
| seasons | short periods of climatic change, caused by changes in solar radiation |
| el nino | begins in Pacific Ocean, can disrupt normal temperatures and precipitation patterns around the world. cause: tradewinds weaken or reverse |
| greenhouse effect | natural heating process; when Earth's atmoshere traps heat |
| global warming | increase of average temperature around the world over the last 100 years |
| deforestation | destroying and cutting down all trees |
