| A | B |
|---|
| climate | average temperature and precipitation over many years |
| humid continental | our climate type |
| tundra | grasses and small shrubs grow in this cold area |
| desert | plants that need little water grow in this dry area |
| tropical | very hot and climate with lots of trees |
| ice cap | nothing can grow in this very cold area |
| precipitation | water that falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, hail |
| weather | the condition of the air and sky from day to day |
| global warming | an increase temperatures that can cause glaciers to melt |
| fossil fuels | coal, oil, natural gas |
| desertification | farmland becomes very dry |
| 24 | number of time zones we have |
| deforestation | cutting down and clearing away of trees |
| opposite | Seasons in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres are ____. |
| latitude | affects climate because the closer to the equarter the warmer a place; the farther away the colder the place |
| mountains | affect climate because the higher you go up it the colder it gets |
| cceans and wind | affect climate by spreading the sun's heat around the globe |
| large bodies of water | affect climate because they take longer to heat and cool than land |
