Factors affecting climate

2.      What happens to the temperature of the air when latitude increases?

• a. It remains the same

• b. Increases

• c. Decreases

• d. Varies

It is a condition of the atmosphere over a short period of time.

• climate

• weather

• rainfall

• global warming

The area that receives the most direct rays of the Sun (equator, 0°) will have the LOWEST yearly temperatures.

• True

• False

Areas close to the sea have cooler summers and milder winters.

• True

• False

Fill in the blank: The higher the altitude, the ______ the temperature.

• warmer

• colder

Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?

• they are at lower elevations

• they receive high angle sunlight

• they are nearer to ocean currents

• they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat

Due to ___________ size ,the interiors of Asia do not experience moderate influence of the sea.

• compact

• vast

• small

• all of the above

During _________ season the monsoon winds give heavy rainfall.

• summer

• winter

• monsoon

• spring

What is the coldest climate zone in Asia?

• Polar Tundra

• Temperate

• Subarctic

• Tropical Rainforest

A __ type of climate is found near an ocean and has milder winters and cooler summers than areas of similar latitude.

• Maritime

• Continental