CLASS NOTES
Many factors influence the climate of a given region:
1. Latitude (this determines the amount of direct sunlight that
an area will gain) Latitudes far from the equator get _____
sun and their temperatures are _________.
2. The equator's band of low pressure at 0 degrees gives the
equator (sunny / cloudy ) skies, and ( wet / dry ) weather.
3. The Earth's bands of low pressure at 30 degrees N/S and 90
N/S give those places (sunny / cloudy ) skies, and ( wet /
dry ) weather.
4. Putting together 1, 2, and 3 above, explains why the hottest
latitude is ____________ and the second hottest is
___________. This surprises many people.
5. Coastal cities tend to have a more moderate climate . This
means summers near the ocean are ( extra hot / not too
bad ) .
6. Elevation above sea level makes you cooler because
a) __________________________
b) _____________________
7. Mountains: the _________ side of a mountain will have
more moisture and precipitation while the __________
side of the mountain will be dry and arid with little to no
moisture
8. Locations near the centers of large land masses tend to
have dry climates.
9. Locations near the centers of large land masses tend to
vary widely in temperature, both from season to season
and from day to night.
10. Ocean Currents coming from near Cuba makes the
temperature near Iceland extra ( cold / warm ). The West
Coast current makes California sort of ( cold / warm ).
11. For the final exam you should study material from
___________________________________________
12. Our Final Exam is ________________________
You are allowed to bring to the final a single notes sheet you
make on a single sheet of paper. It must be hand written, not
copied.
CLASS NOTES
Many factors influence the climate of a given region:
1. Latitude (this determines the amount of direct sunlight that an area
will gain) Latitudes far from the equator get _____ sun and their
temperatures are _________.
2. The equator's band of low pressure at 0 degrees gives the equator
(sunny / cloudy ) skies, and ( wet / dry ) weather.
3. The Earth's bands of low pressure at 30 degrees N/S and 90 N/S
give those places (sunny / cloudy ) skies, and ( wet / dry )
weather.
4. Putting together 1, 2, and 3 above, explains why the hottest
latitude is ____________ and the second hottest is ___________.
This surprises many people.
5. Coastal cities tend to have a more moderate climate . This means
summers near the ocean are ( extra hot / not too bad ) .
6. Elevation above sea level makes you cooler because
a) __________________________
b) _____________________
7. Mountains: the _________ side of a mountain will have more
moisture and precipitation while the __________ side of the
mountain will be dry and arid with little to no moisture
8. Locations near the centers of large land masses tend to have dry
climates.
9. Locations near the centers of large land masses tend to vary widely
in temperature, both from season to season and from day to night.
10. Ocean Currents coming from near Cuba makes the temperature
near Iceland extra ( cold / warm ). The West Coast current makes
California sort of ( cold / warm ).
11. For the final exam you should study material from
___________________________________________
12. Our Final Exam is ________________________
You are allowed to bring to the final a single notes sheet you make on a
single sheet of paper. It must be hand written, not copied.
Name___________
Practice Questions:
Use p.467 and your old notes.
Those two places in North America
have different climates
How is their temperature
different?
How is their precipitation
different?
1
It's not
different.
2
It's not
different.
3
4
5. Based only on sun, as latitude increases, temperature ____________________ because
____________________________________________________________________________
6. Low pressure is associated with __________________________ weather while high pressure is
associated with _______________________________ weather.
7. As altitude increases, temperature ________________________ because _________________
____________________________________________________________________________
8. Many people are surprised that the Tropics have hotter average temperatures than the Equator. This is
because the Equator has large insolation but it also has _________________________
9. Circle one or more answers. The Earth has a band of relatively low pressure at the Latitude of
90S 30S 0 30N 90N
10. Circle one or more answers. The Earth has a band of relatively high pressure at the Latitude of
90S 30S 0 30N 90N
11. Label these 12 month temperature graphs as being from “center of continent” or “marine environment”
_______________________________
_______________________________
12. Label these two towns as “windward side of the mountain” or “leeward side of the mountain”
_______________________________
_______________________________
13. Locations that are near large bodies of water tend to have __________________ summers and
____________________ winters than location that are inland.
14. Shade in the parts of this continent which will have marine environment.
15. Describe what happens to air as it sinks (as it may on the leeward side of a mountain range).
____________________________________________________________________
16. Circle one or more answers. There is a band of relatively dry climates at the Latitude of
90S 30S 0 30N 90N
17. Circle one or more answers. There is a band of relatively high precipitation climates at the Latitude of 90S
30S 0 30N 90N
In each of the five boxes, write a letter of a location from the imaginary continent.