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What climate type is this?
Hot dessert climate: rainfall is.....
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Hot dessert climate: rainfall is.....
Rare
non-stop
Frequent
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What climate type is this?
equatorial
Hot desert
Tundra
Savanna
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Areas that are further inland have......
Hotter summers and colder winters
Cold winters and cold summers
Mild summers and mild winters
Colder summers and hotter winters
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What factors influence local climates?
Prevailing winds, air masses
Distance from the sea, latitude
Aspect, altitude
Latitude, longitude
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Coastal areas have........
Cooler summers and milder winters
Cold winters and hot summers
Freezing summers and hot winters
Hot winters and hot summers
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What climate type is this?
Hot desert
Cool temperate
Tundra
Boreal
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What is aspect?
The direction a slope faces in relation to the Suns Rays
The direction the wind blows
Height above sea level
how far north or south you are
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Hot dessert climate: The absence of ........... Means there is a rapid loss of heat at night
The Sun and fruit
Cloud cover and vegetation
Water and the sun
Sand and water
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The Hot dessert climates are located between......
15o and 30o north & south of the equator
30o and 400 north & south of the equator
55o and the Arctic Circle
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What is Altitude?
The height above sea level
The height above ground level
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what causes desertification?
Increased demand for food
Rapid population growth
Climate change
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There is little vegetation in hot dessert climates because of.....
Shortage of moisture
The rain
The sand
The wind
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What factors influence the temperature and precipitation of an area?
The direction of the wind,whether they pass over land or sea
How cloudy it is
The distance the Suns Ray's travel
How far you are from the equator
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Name the three broad climate zones
Hot climate, temperate climate, cold climatde
Warm climate, mild climate, cold climate
hot dessert climate, cool temperate oceanic climate, boreal
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What factors influence Climate?
Latitude, Distance from the sea, prevailing winds
Cold climate, hot climate, temperate climate
Boreal climate, tundra climate, savanna climate
Sun, wind, rain
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The ............ of a place is the distance north or south of the equator
Longitude
Degrees
Latitude
aspect
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What is latitude measured in?
Degrees
Metres
Celsius
Feet
