Geography Ch. 3

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Knowing the latitude of a location would be most helpful in determining

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Temperature

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Tom is able to wear lightweight clothing all year round. He probably lives near the

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Equator

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Wind is caused by the

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Movement of air heated by the sun

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Areas with a humid subtropical climate typically have

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good farmland

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What is the basic cause of seasonal changes? Options: convection, the Coriolis effect, orographic precipitation, the tilt of the earth’s axis

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the tilt of the earth’s axis

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The four moderate climates occur in the

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temperate zone

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What type of precipitation leaves one side of a mountain dry and the other side wet?

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Orographic

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Which of the following is NOT a major factor that affects wind direction? Continents, Earth's rotation, Latitude, Longitude

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Longitude

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The amount of water vapor in the air is called

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Humidity

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Water that flows under the earth to the oceans is called

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ground water