1. 1._____ keeps a tornado going (tornadoes) 2. 2._____causes wind (wind) 3. 3._____fuels a hurricane (hurricanes) 4. 4._____ causes seasons (seasons) 5. 5._____makes a hurricane die (hurricanes) Do Now

1. 1._____wind belt between 0 and 30 degrees north and south latitudes 2. 2._____air mass that is dry and warm 3. 3._____ curving of wind due to Earth’s rotation 4. 4._____type of front that forms when a warm air mass gradually replaces a cold air mass followed by warm fair weather 5. 5._____breeze that forms when cold air over the land rushes in to replace the warm air over the sea Do Now

1. What is climate? 2. What 2 main factors affect climate? 3. What is the tropical zone? 4. What is the temperate zone? 5. What is the polar zone?

1.Climate is the average weather in an area over a long period of time.

2. The two main factors in determining climate are temperature and precipitation.

Tropical Zone from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn from 23.5 south to 23.5 north latitude warm zone around the equator Receives the most solar radiation Temperatures are hot except at high elevations Biomes include rainforests, deserts, and savannahs

3. Tropical -from 23.5 south to 23.5 north latitude -warm zone around the equator

Temperate between tropical and polar zones moderate temperatures the continental United States is in this zone Main type of vegetation is grasslands The types of biomes are temperate forests, grasslands, chaparral, desert Between 23.5 and 66.5 north and south latitude

4Temperate -between tropical and polar zones -moderate temperatures -United States is in this zone

Polar Coldest average temperatures Between 66.5 and 90 north and south latitudes below freezing all winter and chilly in the summer. Biomes include tundra and taiga Tundra is the driest place on Earth Taiga has long cold winters and short, warm summers

5. Polar -includes north and south poles -below freezing all winter and chilly in the summer.