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Climate Types
1. The average, year to year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area is its _____________.
2. What are the four main factors that influence the temperature of a location?
A. _____________________________
C. _____________________________
B. _____________________________
D. _____________________________
3. What are the three main factors that influence the amount of precipitation in a location?
A. ___________________________ B. ___________________________ C. ___________________________
4. Why is it colder at higher latitudes (closer to the poles)? __________________________________________________
Describe these climate zones:
5. Tropical Rainy - ___________________________________________________________________________________
6. Temperate - ______________________________________________________________________________________
7. Highlands - ______________________________________________________________________________________
8. Polar - __________________________________________________________________________________________
9. Dry - ___________________________________________________________________________________________
10. Circle the letter of each sentence that is true about how ocean currents influence climate:
a. Ocean currents influence many marine climates.
b. Only warm ocean currents influence climate.
c. The North Atlantic Drift gives Ireland a warm climate for its latitude.
d. The California Current that moves south from Alaska gives the West Coast a warm climate for its latitude.
11. Circle the letter of each sentence that is true about the effect of mountain ranges on precipitation:
a. Precipitation falls mainly on the leeward side of mountains.
b. The windward side of mountains is in a rain shadow.
c. As air rises to pass over a mountain range, its water vapor condenses, forming clouds.
d. Precipitation usually falls on the side of the mountain that is hit by oncoming wind.
Climate Types
1. The average, year to year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area is its _____________.
2. What are the four main factors that influence the temperature of a location?
A. _____________________________
C. _____________________________
B. _____________________________
D. _____________________________
3. What are the three main factors that influence the amount of precipitation in a location?
A. ___________________________ B. ___________________________ C. ___________________________
4. Why is it colder at higher latitudes (closer to the poles)? __________________________________________________
Describe these climate zones:
5. Tropical Rainy - ___________________________________________________________________________________
6. Temperate - ______________________________________________________________________________________
7. Highlands - ______________________________________________________________________________________
8. Polar - __________________________________________________________________________________________
9. Dry - ___________________________________________________________________________________________
10. Circle the letter of each sentence that is true about how ocean currents influence climate:
a. Ocean currents influence many marine climates.
b. Only warm ocean currents influence climate.
c. The North Atlantic Drift gives Ireland a warm climate for its latitude.
d. The California Current that moves south from Alaska gives the West Coast a warm climate for its latitude.
11. Circle the letter of each sentence that is true about the effect of mountain ranges on precipitation:
a. Precipitation falls mainly on the leeward side of mountains.
b. The windward side of mountains is in a rain shadow.
c. As air rises to pass over a mountain range, its water vapor condenses, forming clouds.
d. Precipitation usually falls on the side of the mountain that is hit by oncoming wind.