Climate Factors Test

Latitude affects the climate of an area.

• True

• False

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.

Longitude affects the climate of an area.

• True

• False

Elevation (Altitude) affects the climate of an area.

• True

• False

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.

Ocean currents affect the climate of an area.

• True

• False

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.

Distance from a large body of water does not affect the climate of an area.

• True

• False

What part of the climate do global winds affect?

• Temperature

• Precipitation

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

• Temperature

• Precipitation