Climate Zone

Maps are used for different purposes. This map shows seasonal weather in the United States. Abby lives near the ocean in the middle of the East Coast. Carlos lives

near the ocean in the middle of the West Coast. Abby’s and Carlos’s homes are at about the same latitude. How do the summer temperatures in the two places compare?

• The East Coast is cooler

• The West Coast is cooler

• The temperatures are about the same.

• It is impossible to compare the temperatures

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The Gulf Stream is a warm current. It flows from the Gulf of Mexico along the eastern coast of the United States. Its northern extension flows across the Atlantic to Scotland.

Ailas lives on the coast north and west of London.

What effect does the Gulf Stream have on the temperatures there?

• It warms ocean and land temperatures

• It cools ocean and land temperatures

• It warms ocean temperatures and cools land temperatures

• It cools ocean temperatures and warms land temperatures

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Shin made this table describing three climate zones.

What seasonal temperatures would you most likely find in a temperate climate?

• very hot summers and warm winters

• cool summers and very cold winters

• mild summers and mild winters

• hot summers and cold winters

This map shows seasonal weather in the United States. Tyree lives in an area that has cool summers and mild winters. Which is the most likely description of her

location?

• mountainside

• interior valley

• ocean coast

• high desert

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Savitri is making a model of a tundra. A tundra is a treeless area that usually gets less than 10 inches of precipitation each year. The soil below the surface of the ground is frozen year-round. What climate zone does Savitri’s model show?

• equatorial

• polar

• temperate

• tropical

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This map shows climate regions of the world. In general, what is the relationship between temperature and latitude?

• Temperature stays the same for all latitudes

• Temperature decreases as latitude increases

• Temperature increases as latitude increases

• Temperature and latitude decrease at the same rate

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Jamal labeled his drawing of climate zones like this. Which of these is NOT found in the low latitudes?

• frozen tundra

• hot dserts

• rain forests

• wetlands

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Alana found that the Tropic of Cancer is at latitude 30º N. The Tropic of Capricorn is at latitude 30° S. At which latitude are most of the tropical regions?

• above 30º N

• below 30º S

• between 30º N and 30º S

• between 30º N and the equator

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This map shows some climate zones of Europe. London and Paris are near 50ºN latitude, which also passes through Canada just north of the United States.

Which of the following is most likely the reason that the area around these European cites has a milder temperate climate than southern Canada?

• cold water carried south by the Gulf Stream

• warm water carried north by the Gulf Stream

• cold water carried south by the Arctic current

• warm water carried north by the Arctic current

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Alexis lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She made this graph to show the average temperature and precipitation there. In which climate zone is Cheyenne located?

• equatorial

• polar

• temperate

• tropical

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