Latitude and Altitude

1. During summer, many people visit Baguio because of the cold weather.What do you think makes Baguio cold?

• A. The latitude

• B. The topography

• C. The altitude

• D. The distance from the ocean

2. Why do mountain climbers bring thick jackets when they go up the mountain?

• A. The temperature increases as the altitude increases.

• B.. The temperature decreases as the altitude increases.

• C. The altitude increases as the temperature increases.

• D. The altitude decreases as the temperature increases

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3. Why do places at the same latitude but different altitudes have different climate?

• A. Amount of heat received varies.

• B. Amount of precipitation differs.

• C. Higher altitudes have lower temperature

• D. Higher altitudes have higher temperature.

4. What happens to the temperature of air when altitude

increases?

• A. decreases

• B. increases

• C. remains the same

• D. varies

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5.What is the relationship between altitude and climate?

• A. the higher the elevation is, the colder the climate

• B. the higher the elevation is, the warmer the climate

• C. the farther from the equator the area is, the colder the climate

• D.the farther from the equator the area is, the warmer the climate