Factors that Influence Climate

Which is the catalyst (source) that creates the Equatorial Low Pressure zone between 0 degrees latitude and 30 degrees N/S near the equator?

• precipitation

• convection created by the sun's solar energy

• prevailing Westerlies wind belt

• tropical rain forests

Air always flows from _____ pressure to _____ pressure.

• low to high

• high to low

• east to west

• north to south

What is the name of the prevailing winds that are found between 60 degrees N/S latitude and 90 degrees N/S latitude?

• south east trade winds

• north east trade winds

• westerlies

• polar easterlies

What is the name of the prevailing winds found between 0 degrees N/S latititude and 30 degrees N latitude?

• polar easterlies

• westerlies

• north east trade winds

• south east trade winds

Name the prevailing winds that are found between 30 degrees N/S latitude and 60 degrees N/S latitude?

• westerlies

• south east trade winds

• polar easterlies

• north east trade winds

Which description best describes the Horse Latitudes?

• location where horses originated from

• location where the Kentucky Derby takes place

• location where the Spanish explorers had to throw their horses overboard in order to preserve drinking water and to lighten the load on their ship

• location where the French raise horses as a food source

Where are the Doldrums located?

• near the equator

• in the prevailing westerly wind belt

• near the poles

• between your ears

What type of pressure zone is located at the equator?

• Low

• High

• Medium

• none of your business

What type of pressure zone is located approximately at 30 degrees N/S latitude?

• low

• high

• medium

• large

Warm water flows away from the equator toward the poles, and cold water flows back toward the equator

• true

• false