Earth. Sun, and Latitudes

TRUE or FALSE: Changing latitude affects temperatures/climate

• TRUE

• FALSE

_________ is the acronym for other factors that influence climate such as latitude, ocean currents, proximity to ocean, elevation, and seasons

• NOPES

• LOPES

• PEMDAS

• JOKES

Which of the following is not a factor that affects climate? 

• latitude
• longitude
• oceans
• mountains

0-20 degrees latitude constitutes a _______ climate

• Polar

• Temperate

• Tropical

• Sub Zero

21-59 degrees latitude constitutes a ________ climate

• Chill

• Tropical

• Polar

• Temperate

60+ degrees latitude constitutes a _________ climate

• Tropical

• Temperate

• Polar

• Hot hot hot

Generally speaking temperatures _________ while elevation _________

• increase // decreases

• decrease // increases

Which of the following countries is located in the SOUTHERN hemispheres and has low temperatures in the middle months?

• Australia

• Argentina

• South Africa

• All of the Above

Consistently warm temperatures would be found at what latitude range?

• 0-20

• 21-59

• 60+

Consistently cold temperatures would be found at what latitude range?

• 0-20

• 21-59

• 60+