Lesson 11.3 + Lesson 11.4 Independent Classwork

The __ climate is characterized by cool to cold temperatures that occur in mountain areas

• highland

• polar tundra

• mediterranean

• humid subtropical

The ___ climate is characterized by mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers.

• highland

• polar tundra

• mediterranean

• humid subtropical

The farther a region is from the equator, the ____ its climate

• drier

• wetter

• colder

• warmer

The Gulf stream is the reason that Great Britain is __ than Labrador, Canada

• drier

• wetter

• colder

• warmer

Westerlies blow from ____.

• east to west

• west to east

• west to north

• south to west

Indicate whether each factor below is a characteristic of California's mediterranean climate or its highland climate by writing M or H: westerlies in winter

• M

• H

Indicate whether each factor below is a characteristic of California's mediterranean climate or its highland climate by writing M or H: presence of the Sierra Nevadas

• M

• H

Indicate whether each factor below is a characteristic of California's mediterranean climate or its highland climate by writing M or H: proximity of the Pacific Ocean

• M

• H

Indicate whether each factor below is a characteristic of California's mediterranean climate or its highland climate by writing M or H: dry summers

• M

• H

Indicate whether each factor below is a characteristic of California's mediterranean climate or its highland climate by writing M or H: wet winters

• M

• H