Climate

A strong storm that blows from the northern Atlantic and is accompanied by heavy rains, high winds, and deadly seas?

• tornado
• hurricane
• nor'easter
• tsunami

Many people and businesses relocate to Georgia because of the state’s __________ climate?

• calm
• scenic
• harsh
• mild

A lack of precipitation over a long period of time is called

• desert
• tundra
• drought
• el nino

Besides being used to find location east or west of the Prime Meridian, what other special purpose does longitude serve?

• determines time zones
• calibrating compasses
• finds elevation
• creates ocean currents

Early explorers’ ships were pushed from the New World back to Europe by an ocean current called the

• Jet Stream
• Gulf Stream
• Trade Current
• Bering Strait

The type of weather that a region experiences over a long period of time can BEST be defined as

• weather
• climate

What ocean current located along the Georgia coast helps contribute to the state’s mild climate?

• Bering Strait
• Tropic of Capricorn
• Jet Stream
• Gulf Stream

Early explorers sailed from the New World back to Europe using wind currents known as

• trade winds
• prevailing westerlies
• Jet Stream
• Gulf Stream

What air current pushed early explorers and their sailing ships from Europe to the New World?

• trade winds
• prevailing westerlies
• Gluf Stream
• Jet Stream

Which of the following MOST likely contributes to Georgia’s mild climate?

• its latitude
• its longitude
• its time zone
• its land size