BJU Chapter 3 Cultural Geography
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Solar system
sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun
rotation
The most obvious motion of the Earth is every 24 hours.
axis
It is the Earth's tilt that is 23.5 degrees
revolution
when the earth goes all the way around the sun
exquinox
when twice a year the day and night is the same for the whole world
Solsitice
when the earth is the furthest from the Sun in the winter and summer
What are season caused by?
seasons are caused by the slant of sunlight and the tilt of the earth's axis
What are the different lattitude zones?
tropics, temperate, and polar
Weather
the condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place
Temperature
the amount of thermal energy in the air
Atmospheric pressure
the weight of gases in the atmosphere on a surface area, which is measured by a barometer
Air mass
a large area of moving air with similar temperature
Coriolis effect
the rotation of the earth influences the wind and direction
Precipitatiion
when concentrated water droplets become too heavy to be evaporated by updrafts of wind, they fall to the earth
Hydologic cycle
the process of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
humidity
the amount of moisture in the airt
dew point
when water vapor begin to condensate
Orographic
rain, sleet, or snow resulting from contact with mountains
rain shadow
land beyond the mountain that is dry
Front
when two air masses meet of different temperature
convection precipitation
the rise of warm air over a hot surface
climate
the average weather over a long period of time
climatology
the study of long-term weather conditions
climograph
a graph of chart that represents a particular location's climate over a long period of time
climate zone
the division of the earth's climate such as polar, temperate, and tropic
What are conditions that affect the climate?
Lattitude, seasons, elevation, and large bodies of water
Biome
any large region where distinct populations of plants and animals are found living together
What are the three basic biomes
forests, grasslands, wastelands
Meterology
the scientific stuyd of the atmosphere, including its composition, structure, weather, and alteration
Climatologists
make predictions to the earth's climate in the future
Climate change
global warming