Climate Factors

How does latitude affect the climate of an area?

• The higher the latitude, the warmer the temperature.

• The higher the latitude, the lower the temperature.

• The higher the latitude, the more precipitation.

• The higher the latitude the less precipitation.

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How does elevation affect the climate of an area?

• As elevation increases, air temperature increases.

• As elevation increases, air temperature decreases.

• As elevation increases, precipitation increases.

• As elevation increases, precipitation decreases.

How do ocean currents affect the climate of an area? Choose all that apply.

• Cold ocean currents have a cooling effect on nearby land.

• Cold ocean currents have a warming effect on nearby land.

• Warm ocean currents make nearby land warmer.

• Warm ocean currents make nearby land colder.

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How does distance from a large body of water affect the climate?

• Cities near the ocean have less precipitation.

• Cities near the ocean have more precipitation.

• Cities near the ocean have a smaller temperature range.

• Cities near the ocean have a large temperature range.

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What part of the climate does topography, or the shape of the land, affect?

• Temperature

• Precipitation

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Prevailing winds in the United States go from ____ to ______.

• east to west

• north to south

• west to east

• south to north

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What is the height of an area above sea level?

• elevation
• topography
• latitude
• longitude

What is A?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

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What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

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Latitudes closer to the equator are ____________

• Cooler

• Warmer

• Dryer

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