Cultural Georgraphy Ch. 3 Earth's Climate Vocabulary Review

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Across
  1. 4. point in time twice each year when the length of day and night are approximately equal all over the planet
  2. 5. the condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place
  3. 6. movement of the earth on its axis 360 degrees every twenty-four hours
  4. 8. precipitation related to the mountains
  5. 10. concentrated water droplets falling to the earth
  6. 11. line about which the earth rotates
  7. 12. the layer of gases that surrounds the earth
  8. 15. the influence of the earth's rotation on wind direction
  9. 19. the process of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
  10. 21. the line between two air masses where rain or snow falls
  11. 22. the average weather over an extended length of time
  12. 23. any large region where distinct populations of plants and animals are found living together
Down
  1. 1. event when the sun reaches its greatest angular distance from the equator twice each year
  2. 2. zone one of the three zones in relation to the equator (tropics, temperate, or polar)
  3. 3. the point at which water vapor begins condensation
  4. 7. zone latitude zone with neither the constant warmth of the tropics nor the polar extreme cold of the poles
  5. 9. change gradual changes in the world's climate
  6. 13. the land beyond the mountains that is usually very dry because little water vapor survives passage over the mountains
  7. 14. region latitude zone that receives only a small amount of sunlight in winter
  8. 16. the earth's trip around the sun once a year
  9. 17. latitude zone closest to the equator with consistently very warm temperatures
  10. 18. system composed of the sun, planets, small system bodies, and other objects held in orbit around the sun by the sun's gravity
  11. 20. zone that determines the climate of landmasses in that region