Unit 1 - Elements of Climate

Rain, hail, sleet, and snow are all forms of:

• Climate

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Water Vapor

Elevation affects temperatures by:

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  raising them at higher elevations

• cooling them at higher elevations

  
  

• raising them at middle elevations

  
  

• blocking the prevailing winds

  
  

Latitudes north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle are called the:

• high latitude regions

  
  

• middle latitude regions

  
  

• low latitude regions

  
  

• tropics

Which is NOT one of the 5 influences on climate?

• Ocean currents

• Proximity to water

• Latitude

• Winds

• Precipitation

Where do monsoons occur? They are weather patterns that bring dry winds from the northeast from May and September and rain from the southwest from October and April. (mark all that apply)

• South Asia

• Southeast Asia

• South Africa

• Western Europe

Which of the following vegetation regions would MOST LIKELY BE found in areas of low latitude?

• taiga

• tundra

• rain forest

• steppe

An effect of living in a high latitude region is - 

• multiple growing seasons.

• not needing windows in housing.

• seeing a marked change in seasons.

• wearing many layers of clothing.

Which of the following has a direct influence on the climate of a region?

• sun phases

• promixity to water

• moon phase

• natural hazards