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Climate and Climatic Zones
Climate and Climatic Zones
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Hot all year with rainy and dry seasons.
Mediterranean
Marine West Coast
Tropical Wet and Dry
2
The biggest factor in determining climate is?
elevation
mountain
latitude
an ocean
3
The temperature of a tropical climate is
consistently cool
consistently warm
warm and cool
consistently moderate
4
Line that separates the globe North and South.
Longitude
Equator
Prime Meridian
Latitude
5
What is the average weather conditions for a place over a long period of time (more than 30 years?
belts
latitude
climate
weather
6
The Frigid zone is also known as the Polar zone
True
False
7
Which climatic zone lies between 66 1/2 degree north and the equator?
temperate zone
tropical zone
t
polar zone
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What affects climate?
The distance from the moon.
The distance from the planets.
The distance from the equator.
9
What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?
temperate, polar, tropical
polar, temperate, tropical
tropical, temperate, polar
10
What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?
wind conditions and humidity
temperature and air pressure
temperature and precipitation
precipitation and humidity
11
Does the following statement refer to climate or weather? Today's air temperature was the lowest this week.
Climate
Weather
12
The seasons are caused by___________?
The Earth's rotation
The tilt of the Earth on its axis
Changes in the moon
Tropical Storms
13
As latitude ____________ temperature ____________.
decreases, increases
decreases, decreases
increases, decreases
increases, increases
14
A polar climate is
consistently warm
warm and cool
consistently moderate
consistently cool
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Antarctica is cold all the time. What is it's climate?
Temperate
Tropical
Polar
Arid/Dry
