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Physical Geography of Europe – “The Peninsula of Peninsulas”
12.2 -Climate and Vegetation
Read pages 278-280 and complete the following:
Westerly Winds Warm Europe
1. What is the North Atlantic Drift?
2. How does the North Atlantic Drift affect temperature and rainfall?
3. SUMMARIZE IN 1-2 SENTANCES: Explain how winds warm much of Europe.
Harsher Conditions Inland
4. What extremes of climate are common in northeastern and east central Europe?
5. What moderating (regulating) climatic influence is lacking?
6. SUMMARIZE IN 1-2 SENTANCES: Describe the climate of inland Europe.
The Sunny Mediterranean
7. What parts of Europe benefit from the Mediterranean climate?
8. Complete the Venn diagram below to compare and contrast sirocco and mistral winds
mistral wind
9.
sirocco wind
SUMMARIZE IN 1-2 SENTANCES: Identify the climatic characteristics in the Mediterrean.
Land of the Midnight Sun
10. Why do trees not grow in upper Scandinavia? What vegetation grows in the land of the Midnight Sun?
11. How does the climate affect agriculture in Scandinavia?
12. SUMMARIZE IN 1-2 SENTENCES: Describe the climatic effect on vegetation in the Land of the Midnight Sun.