4(A)

explain how elevation, latitude, wind systems, ocean currents, position on a continent, and mountain barriers influence temperature, precipitation, and distribution of climate regions;

Regions with consistently high air pressures, such as the Middle East and North Africa, are likely to have developed which of the following climates?

A Humid Continental Zones

B Arctic

C Marine West Coast

D Desert and/or Semi-arid

Which of the following physical features brings heat energy to Europe and is a major factor influencing the climate of the region?

A Icelandic volcanoes

B hurricanes

C North Atlantic Drift

D the Equator

Much of Western Europe has a mild climate, and the continent is a peninsula surrounded by seas/oceans. Which of the following factors affecting climate is this most directly related to?

A continental location

B storms

C mountain barriers

D elevation

The United States and Canada share a continent. Which factor best explains why these neighboring countries have different climates?

A elevation

B latitude

C prevailing winds

D proximity to large bodies of water

The graphic above best illustrates which geographic concept regarding factors that affect climate?

A elevation

B mountain barriers

C ocean currents

D precipitation

On the graphic above, based on your knowledge of geography, which region would most likely receive the most precipitation?

A The region over the ocean receives all the precipitation.

B The Windward side of the mountain range gets most of the precipitation.

C Precipitation occurs only at the mountain top.

D Most rain falls on the Leeward side of a mountain range.

The graphic above demonstrates how heat energy is redistributed around the world and is a major factor that can affect -

A global warming.

B climates.

C shipping routes.

D Ozone levels in the Arctic.

Winnipeg, Canada, and London, England share a similar distance from the Equator. Which of the following factors affecting climate would best explain why London's climate is so much more mild than that of Winnipeg?

A Latitude

B Elevation

C Mountain Barriers

D Continental Location

Mexico City in central Mexico is closer to the equator than Houston, Texas. Its average summer temperatures are cooler than Houston’s. What best explains this?

A Mexico City has a higher elevation than Houston.

B The use of air conditioners has raised temperatures in Houston.

C Mexico City is subject to periodic storms, lowing temperatures.

D Mexico City is farther from the Gulf of Mexico than Houston.

Which of the following generalization can be made from the diagram above?

A Vertical climates have no effect where people live.

B Mountains have little effect on the growing season of crops.

C Most crops cannot be grown above sea level.

D Elevation has an important impact on the kind of crops grown.