GHW.12.1 Analyze global climate change forecasts for different parts of Earth and the implications of
these changes for humans.
GHW.12.2 Explain the concepts of linear and exponential growth, and apply these concepts to
geographical themes while analyzing the consequences of various human responses.
GHW.12.3 Evaluate the emerging trends toward reducing environmental footprints.
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In the Koppen Climate Classification system, BWk means the area is _____ , desert, and cold. The transition out of those desert highlands is a BSk, which says the area is _____ , has a steppe climate, and is cold.
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C
_____ is predictable and based on trends, or a regions average weather over many years.
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On the mountains, above the year-round leaf canopy, there are mild temperate conditions and _____ forests (where the trees lose leaves in the winter).
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E
Weather happens in the short term and is difficult to _____ , like your mood when you eat fresh, hot french fries or when you eat cold, soggy ones.
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On the mountains, above the deciduous forests (where trees lose leaves in winter), there are colder temperatures and _____ forests (trees that grow needles instead of leaves and cones instead of flowers).
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Geographers ask, “Why were potatoes domesticated here and not anywhere else?” & the story involves the ideal conditions for _____ and how climates change across space.
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In the Koppen Climate Classification system, (H) represents the _____ climates in the world’s mountainous regions, based on moisture and elevation (not temperature).
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Different mountain climates come from the way _____ changes as we go higher in elevation; for every 1000 meters we go up in elevation, the air temperature decreases by 6.5 degrees Celsius, the normal lapse rate.
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On the mountains, above the meadows and the treeline, there is a shift from grasses to hardy _____ and mosses.
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On the mountains, above the coniferous forests, there is frost country where pine forests transition to _____ and grasslands, and mark the treeline (trees cannot grow above this point).
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On the mountains, above the lichens and mosses, there is the _____ , where winter snow doesn’t melt in the summer, the snow cap of the mountain where very little animal & plant life exists.
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In the Koppen Climate Classification system, (E) represents _____ climates which tend to be cold and dry, like tundra and frost.
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We see sparse vegetation and ice and snow as we get to the _____ .
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Tropical rainforests start at the _____ and slowly disappear as we move toward the poles.
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Different precipitation, soil, and temperatures are required for different _____ to thrive.
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Two thousand and four thousand varieties of potatoes are grown along the length of the Andes mountains, because potatoes are an integral part of this _____ _____ homeland.
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T
In the Koppen Climate Classification system, (A) represents _____ climates which have high temperatures and which receive a lot of rain.
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U
_____ and _____ are used to categorize 6 major climates in Wladimir Köppen's Köppen system.
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_____ growth is easier to see than temperature and wind, although any of these criteria can be used to categorize climate zones.
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Today it’s cloudy and rainy, but tomorrow it's sunny and dry. This is _____ , which is what’s going on in the atmosphere at any given time and place.
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At the foot of the mountains, warmth and humidity allow tall trees and a _____ _____ leaf canopies.
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