Climate Factors

Which factor generally has the greatest impact on the climate of an area on Earth's surface?

• Distance from the Equator

• Extent of vegetative cover

• Degrees of longitude

• Month of the year

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What is the best explanation for these

two statements:

• Some mountains located near the Earth's Equator have snow-covered peaks.

• Icecaps exist at the Earth's poles.

• High elevation and high latitude have

  a similar effect on climate.

• Both mountain and polar regions have

  arid climates.

• Mountain and polar regions receive

  more energy from the Sun than other

  regions do.

• An increase in snowfall and an

  increase in temperature have a similar

  effect on climate.

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The primary factor controlling the location of

climate zones is their

(a)   .

• elevation
• latitude
• longitude
• vegetative cover

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Snowfall is rare at the South Pole

because

• the air over the South Pole is rising and moist

• the air over the South Pole is rising and dry

• the air over the South Pole is sinking and moist

• the air over the South Pole is sinking and dry

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Based on the graph, in which month does city B experience its highest temperature?

• January

• July

• September

• November

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The temperature in city B is highest in

January and lowest in July because city

B is located

(a)   .

• on the side of a mountain

• on an island

• in the Southern Hemisphere
• at the North Pole

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Which combination of climate factors generally results in the coldest temperatures?

• Low elevation and low latitude

• Low elevation and high latitude

• High elevation and low latitude

• High elevation and high latitude

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Compared to a coastal location at the same elevation and latitude, an inland location is likely to have:

• Warmer summers and cooler winters

• Warmer summers and warmer winters

• Cooler summers and cooler winters

• Cooler summers and warmer winters

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At which latitudes do currents of dry, sinking air cause the formation of major deserts?

• 0° and 30° N

• 30° N and 30° S

• 60° N and 60° S

• 60° S and 90° S

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Which graph best shows the average annual amounts of precipitation received at different latitudes on Earth?

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