Weather ____________ every day.

• changes

• is the same

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Weather in any area tends to follow a ____________.

• pattern

• map

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_______________ is the average weather pattern of a region over time.

• Climate

• Maps

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Climate ___________ from weather.

• is the same

• differs

Average temperature and average rainfall, in addition to other weather information, are important parts of _____________.

• climate

• changes

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The United States can also be divided into many specific local climate ____________.

• patterns

• zones

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Climate is closely related to latitude, which is a location's distance north or south of the ________________.

• equator

• north pole

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Because Earth is shaped like a sphere, areas closer to the equator receive _________ direct energy from the sun than do areas farther from the equator.

• more

• less

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A ___________ is the constant movement of ocean water.

• current

• pool

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Ocean currents moderate worldwide ________________ throughout the year.

• zones

• temperatures

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