Latitude and Climate Review

In which location was there a bigger difference between the highest temperature and

lowest temperature?

• Cairo, Egypt

• San Francisco, United States

Which location most likely has the lower latitude?

• Barcelona, Spain

• Manaus, Brazil

Answer explanation

The graph shows very little temperature change in Manaus throughout the year, so it is probably closer to the equator (meaning it has a lower latitude!)

In which city do you expect a greater change between summer and winter?

• Kansas City

• Miami

Answer explanation

Kansas City is farther from the equator than Miami, so that location would have greater changes in temperature between seasons.

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Kansas City's latitude is 39°N and San Francisco's latitude is 37°N. If their latitude's are so similar, why don't they have similar average temperatures?

• Because San Francisco is located near the cool Pacific Ocean, it doesn’t get as warm in the summer or as cold in the winter as Kansas City.

• Because San Francisco and Kansas city are on different lines of longitude.

• Because a 2° difference in latitude will cause locations to have completely different average temperatures.

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Which location is likely closer to the equator?

• Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

• Cairo, Egypt

Which location do you think has a larger temperature range?

• Yellowknife, Canada because it is farther from the equator.

• New York, United States because it is closer to the equator.

Which location is likely closer to the equator?

• Cairo, Egypt

• New York, United States

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the temperature range?

• 72 degrees

• -8 degrees

• 56 degrees

• 63 degrees

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What is the temperature range?

• 73 degrees

• 55 degrees

• 128 degrees

• 18 degrees

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What is the temperature range?

• 115 degrees

• 52 degrees

• 9 degrees

• 63 degrees