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Lesson 7: Climate in Aotearoa

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1
What influence does the ocean have on New Zealand’s climate?
Makes it humid
Causes sea breezes
All of the above
Keeps temperatures moderate
2
What is the effect called when rain falls on the upwind side of mountain ranges?
Polygraphic
Topographic
Rain-o-graphic
Orographic
3
What are the wettest and driest regions of New Zealand?
Northland (wettest) and Marlborough (driest)
West Coast (wettest) and Otago (driest)
Southland (wettest) and Canterbury (driest)
Taranaki (wettest) and Hawke’s Bay (driest)
4
What climate zone is New Zealand in?
Polar
Arid
Temperate
Tropical
5
What are the strongest westerly winds that occur in the middle latitudes called?
Speeding Forties
Screaming Forties
Howling Forties
Roaring Forties