Climate Trivia

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Why is Antarctica classified as a desert?

Answer: It receives very little precipitation

Bonus fact: Deserts are defined by low precipitation, and Antarctica is the driest continent.

Climate describes the long-term pattern of what in a region?

Answer: Weather

Bonus fact: Climate is based on long-term patterns and averages of temperature, precipitation, and other weather conditions.

What climate zone lies between the tropics and the polar regions and generally has moderate seasonal temperatures?

Answer: Temperate zone

Bonus fact: Temperate regions lie broadly between tropical and polar latitudes.

What ocean-atmosphere pattern in the tropical Pacific can significantly alter weather around the world every few years?

Answer: El Niño-Southern Oscillation

Bonus fact: ENSO alternates between El Niño and La Niña conditions and affects rainfall and temperature patterns globally.

What characteristic defines a desert more than temperature does?

Answer: Very low precipitation

Bonus fact: Deserts are defined by dryness, and some deserts are cold.

Which continent contains the world's largest desert overall?

Answer: Antarctica

Bonus fact: Antarctica is a polar desert because it receives extremely little precipitation.

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