Chapter 2: Water, Climate, and Vegetation  Know the following: –What percent of the Earth is covered in water –The three basic steps of the water cycle –In the final step of the water cycle (precipitation) what three forms of precipitation is there

Types of Water  Know the following: –What percent of water on Earth is fresh –What percent of fresh water is frozen –What are the four major oceans –Of the oceans which is the deepest –Smaller bodies of water are know as what

Latitude and Climate  Know the following: –What area is know as the tropics –How long is it dark in the North and South poles

Wind, Water, and Currents  Know the following: –What three things help create Earth’s climate –Hurricanes that form in the Pacific are called what –Why are monsoons important in South Asia –Why are trees and vegetation thick and green on the costal side of mountains –What kind of climate does a rain shadow area have

Tropical Climates  Know the following: –What are the Earth’s four major climates –What two seasons does the tropical savanna climate have –What is the world’s largest rain forest –What type of terrain do savannas have

Mid-Latitude Climates  Know the following: –The Marine West Coast Climate has what kind of seasons –The Mediterranean Climate has what kind of seasons –The Humid Continental Climate has what kind of seasons –The Humid Subtropical Climate has what kind of seasons

High Latitude Climates  Know the following: –Subarctic Climate has what kind of weather –Tundra Climate has what kind of weather –Ice Cap Climate has what kind of weather –Highland Climate has what kind of weather

Dry Climates  Know the following: –How much rain is received per year in a desert climate –How much rain is received per year in a steppe climate