Latitude and Climate

What is latitude?

• the distance of a location from the equator
• the distance of the location from the prime meridian
• the distance of a location from the sun 
• the distance of a location from the moon

Which location is probably warmer: Los Angeles or N'Djamera?

• Los Angeles

• N'Djamera

How many major lines of latitude are there?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

The further away from the equator you travel, the ___________ the latitude.

• lower

• higher

Why are the locations in high latitudes so much colder than the locations in low latitudes?

• They receive less direct sunlight.
• They receive more direction sunlight.
• The sun never shines there.
• The sun doesn't like those areas.

The tropic zone is in between which two lines of latitude?

• Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle
• Tropic of Cancer & Tropic of Capricorn
• Tropic of Cancer & the Arctic Circle
• The equator & the Tropic of Cancer

What is the name of the line of latitude that is ORANGE?

• Equator
• Tropic of Cancer
• Arctic Circle
• Tropic of Capricorn

What is the name of the line of latitude that is GREEN?

• Equator
• Tropic of Cancer
• Antarctic Circle
• Tropic of Capricorn

What is the name of the line of latitude that is HOT PINK?

• Equator
• Tropic of Cancer
• Arctic Circle
• Tropic of Capricorn

What is the name of the line of latitude that is BLUE?

• Antarctic Circle
• Tropic of Cancer
• Arctic Circle
• Tropic of Capricorn