Climate Regions

Regions closest to ________________ tend to have warmer year-round climates.

• Forest Fires

• South Pole

• North Pole

• the Equator

What does "latitude" refer to?

• the distance away from the Equator

• how much rain a place gets

• how high up a mountain a place is

• the number of seasons a place gets

The higher the altitude of a city, the _______________ the temperatures are.

• hotter

• colder

• more consistent

• weirder

Is the Earth heated evenly?

• Yes

• No

Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects climate?

• latitude

• winds

• mountains

• weather forecast

How do ocean currents affect climate?

• they cause hurricanes

• they spread temperatures around the Earth a little bit more evenly

• they make the Equator closer to Earth

• they cause the seasons

The Coriolis Effect causes which two things to curve sideways?

• weather and climate

• wind and ocean currents

• rain and snow

• temperatures

Cities that are closer to large bodies of water tend to have _____________ temperatures

• more extreme temperature changes

• less extreme temperature changes

• 4 distinct seasons

• more sunshine

Which of these pictures show us the polar zone?

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Look at the picture, which climate zone is in red?

• Temperate zone

• Polar zone

• Tropical zone