Chapter 14 Crossword

Study of earths climate and the factors that cause past, present, and future climatic changes
Standard values for a location
The area between 23.5 degrees S and 23.5 degrees N of the equator
Zones between 23.5 degrees and 66.5 degrees north and south of the equator
Zones located from 66.5 degrees north and south of the equator to the poles
Classification system for climates that is based on the average monthly values of temperature and precipitation
A localized climate that differs from the main regional climate
Urban area where climate is warmer than in the surrounding countryside
Periods of extensive glacial coverage
Short-term periods with specific weather conditions caused by regular variations in daylight, temperature, and weather patterns
A band of anomalously warm ocean temperatures that occasionally develops off the western coast of South America
Term used to describe the period of low numbers of sunspots
Natural heating of Earth’s surface caused by certain atmospheric gases
Rise in global temperatures