Climate Quiz

Which factor primarily determines the climate of a region?

• Altitude

• Latitude

• Topography

• Bodies of Water

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How does the altitude affect temperature?

• It has no effect

• Higher altitude leads to warmer temperature.

• Higher altitude leads to cooler temperature.

• Higher altitude leads to more precipitation.

How does topography influence the local climate?

• By affecting wind patterns and precipitation.

• By regulating ocean currents.

• By controlling polar region.

• By determining the latitude.

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How do ocean current influence regional climate patterns?

• By controlling atmospheric pressure

• By redistributing heat around the globe.

• By altering the earth's orbit.

• By increasing cloud cover.

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Which of the following regions is likely to have a cooler climate?

• Coastal area

• Inland valley

• Mountainous region

• Lowland plain

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What type of climate is typically associated with areas near the equator?

• Temperate

• Polar

• Tropical

• Mediterranean

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How does the angle of sunlight change with increasing latitude?

• It becomes more direct

• It becomes less direct

• It remains the same

• It disappears completely

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Which factors contributes to the formation of rain shadows?

• Ocean currents

• Topography

• Latitude

• Bodies of water

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What geographical factor primarily influences the temperature of a location, especially in mountainous regions?

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Altitude

• Precipitation

What meteriological phenomenon occurs when moisture- laden air rises over mountain range, resulting in precipatation on the windward side and a drier area, known as what, on the leeward side?

• Rain Shadow

• Fog

• Hailstorm

• Tornado

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