347 Extra Climate

Virginia Beach experiences cooler summers

and warmer winters than Springfield because

Virginia Beach

• is located closer to the Atlantic Ocean

• is located closer to the equator

• has a greater average yearly duration of

  insolation

• has a greater average yearly intensity of

  insolation

What is the best explanation for the two

statements below?

A Some mountains located near the

Earth’s Equator have snow-covered

peaks.

B Icecaps exist at the Earth’s poles.

• High elevations and high latitudes have

  similar effect on climate.

• Both mountain and polar regions have

  arid climates.

• Mountain and polar regions receive more energy from the Sun than other regions do.

• An increase in snowfall and an increase in temperature have similar effect on climate.

The Canary 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

• warm currents that flow toward the Equator

• cool currents that flow away from the Equator

• cool currents that flow toward the Equator

Compared to an inland location, a location on an ocean shore at the same elevation and latitude is likely to have

• cooler winters and cooler summers

• cooler winters and warmer summers

• warmer winters and cooler summers

• warmer winters and warmer summers

What type of climate would most likely be found at location E?

• arid

• subhumid

• humid

• tropical rain forest

If a person moved from point B to point C, a region high in the mountains, he/she would be moving to a climate which would probably be

• wetter and cooler

• drier and cooler

• wetter and warmer

• drier and warmer

Over the course of a year, compared to location B, location A will have

• less precipitation and a smaller temperature range

• less precipitation and a greater temperature range

• more precipitation and a smaller temperature range

• more precipitation and a greater temperature range

Which factor is primarily responsible for location A having a lower average yearly temperature than location B?

• nearness to a large body of water

• elevation

• latitude

• prevailing winds

Which climate condition generally results from both an increase in distance from the equator and an increase in elevation above sea level?

• cooler temperatures

• warmer prevailing winds

• increased precipitation

• increased air pressure

Which climate conditions most likely produce a landscape with rounded hills, large river valleys with many tributaries, and tropical vegetation?

• cool and arid

• cool and humid

• warm and arid

• warm and humid