Unit 2 Total Packet Review - Air Masses and Climate

DAY 031 CW (p.153)
 
( T or F ) A city close to the ocean will tend to have a summer and winter temperature that are close together.

• True 
• False

DAY 031 CW (p.153)
 
( T or F ) Cities far from a large body of water like the ocean will tend to have very different temperatures in the summer and winter. 

• True 
• False

DAY 031 CW (p.153)
 
( T or F ) The Labrador Current is a cold current that carries water toward the equator. 

• True 
• False

DAY 031 CW (p.153)
 
( T or F ) The east side of S. America is warmed by an ocean current traveling from the equator.

• True 
• False

DAY 031 CW (p.153)
 
Which surface ocean current transports warm water to higher latitudes? 

• Gulf Stream
•  Labrador Current 
• Falkland Current 
• West Wind Drift 

DAY 031 CW (p.153)
 
Identify the surface ocean current that prevents the formation of coral reefs in the shallow waters along the western coast of South America. [1] 

• Peru Current
• Brazil Current
• Falkland Current 
• South Equatorial Current

DAY 031 CW (p.153)
The graph below shows the average monthly temperatures for two cities, A and B, which are both located at 41° north latitude.  
 
Which statement best explains the difference in the average yearly temperature range for the two cities? 

• City B is located near a large body of water. 
• City B is located in a different planetary wind belt.
• City B receives less yearly precipitation.
• City B has a greater yearly duration of insolation.

DAY 031 Exit Task (p.154)
Which two 23.5°-latitude locations are influenced by cool surface ocean currents?        

• the east coast of North America and the west coast of Australia
• the west coast of North America and the west coast of South America
• the west coast of Africa and the east coast of South America
• the east coast of Asia and the east coast of North America 

DAY 031 Exit Task (p.154)
The Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Current modify the climate of northwestern Europe by making the climate 

• warmer and drier
• warmer and more humid
• cooler and drier
• cooler and more humid

DAY 031 Exit Task (p.154)
The Canaries Current along the west coast of Africa and the Peru Current along the west coast of South America are both         

• warm currents that flow away from the Equator
• cool currents that flow toward the Equator
• warm currents that flow toward the Equator
• cool currents that flow away from the Equator