Map and Globes and Climate

The earth's axis tilts at...away from the perpendicular.

When water vapour changes to water it is called...

Land surfaces heat up quicker than sea surfaces because the sea reflects much of the suns energy.

The tropic of capricorn is at ...

The Rocky and Applachian mountains block cold air from entering the USA.

Cape Town is located in the Temperate Coastal climate region.

Rays at a oblique angle to the earth are more concentrated than rays that are perpendicular to it.

A winter solstice is when the axis is tilted most towards the sun.

The sea moderates temperature.

The higher you go up in the atmosphere the hotter it gets.

The earth's axis is tilted at 66.5° to the

Air pressure is measured in...

The summer solstice in the southern hemisphere is

The earth's axis is an imaginary line joining...

Land heats up faster and cools down faster that water because it is transparent.

The side of the mountain where no orographic rain falls is called the ...

The earth's atmosphere is heated by...

An equinox is

Temperatures increase with an increase in latitude.

Lines of longitudes are also used to calculate time zones.

Places close to the sea have large temperature ranges.

The mean annual temperature is...

The short wave radiation coming in from the sun is called...

Forced rise of air up a mountain leads to orographic rainfall.

The earth revolves on its axis.

Sea surfaces are cooler than land surfaces because evaporation cools it down.

The earth is .... so only half the planet is illuminated at a time.

The earth revolves around the...

The wettest places on the planet are close to the equator.

The rotation of the earth causes ... and...

Precipitation is anything falling from the atmosphere.

The sun rises in the west.

The sea moderates temperature

The days are longer in winter

The earth rotates in an orbit around the sun.

If a places maximum temperature is 26°C and the minimum temperature is 14°C. The temperature range is...

At the equator the sun's rays have to pass through less atmosphere therefore there is less chance for it to be...

The Himalayas block cold wind from entering India

The earth rotates through ....in 24 hours

Hail is a form of precipitation.

The warm Benguela current flows along the east coast of South Africa

The International Date Line is ...

Land surfaces heat up quicker than sea surfaces because the sea is constantly in motion.

Places to the east experiences experiences a later time

For every 100m increase in altitude there is a decrease of 0.65°C in temperature.

If a places maximum temperature is 26°C and the minimum temperature is 14°C. The average temperture is...

Lines of latitudes are east and west of the equator

Places closer to warm currents are more likely to experience rainfall.

The Earth's axis is always perpendicular to its previous position.

North facing slopes in the southern hemisphere usually recieve the most sunlight.

Climate are the atmospheric conditions of a particular place and time, they change daily.

The side of the mountain where the rainfall is coming from is known as the windaward side.

The following instrument measures wind speed:

Lines of latitude are also called...

Closer to the poles the sun's rays are spread over a larger area.

The equator is the ....line of latitude

The higher up you go the less water vapour, dust, carbon dioxide there is.

The summer solstice is when we have the longest day.