What factor most strongly influences a region’s climate? Chapter 2 Study Guide Name: Chapter 2 Notes Checklist: ___Structure of the Earth pg. 11 ___ Plate Tectonics p. 12 ___ Seasons and Weather Notes – pg. 13 ___ World Climate Regions Notes – pg.14 ___ Chapter 2 Vocabulary – pg. 15 ___ Weather Phenomena Foldable – pg.16 ___ Houses of the World Foldable – pg. 17 ___ Chapter 2 HW – pg. 18 Why do the countries of Western Europe have a mild marine climate? Explain the direct relationship that latitude and temperature have on one another: What factor most strongly influences a region’s climate? List the 3 factors that affect weather: The type of housing above would likely be found in which climate zone? What brings rain to India? What is the name of the earth’s super continent millions of years ago? The Ring of Fire surrounds which ocean? The evergreen coniferous forests across the Northern Hemisphere: (Russian word for “forest”) Hawaii is an _________. Florida is a _________. Label the two types of trees below: Location of hurricanes: ______ Location of typhoons: Location of the majority of the world’s tornadoes: _______

The climate region that is bitterly cold all the time ________________ archipelago lake bay peninsula gulf river isthmus strait island Use the word bank below to complete the Climate Regions Chart Sub-Arctic Arid Humid Continental Mediterranean Tropical Wet Marine West Coast Tropical Wet & Dry Semi-Arid Ice Cap Highland Humid Subtropical Sub-Polar World Climate Regions Low Latitude ”the tropics” Mid Latitude “temperate zone” High Latitude “polar zone” Any Latitude Landform: Label the landforms using the word bank below: ________ _________ The climate region that is bitterly cold all the time and has no vegetation: