Climate 1
a measure of how far a place is from the equator.
Latitude
the difference between weather and climate is the ____________interval
time
Latitude is measured in ________
degrees
Most of the United States is in a ____________ zone
Factors that affect climate include: latitude, elevation and closeness to large bodies of _________.
water
Latitude starts at ____degrees at the equator
0 (zero)
The pattern of weather condidtions over a long period of time.
Climate
There are three major zones of climate, according to latitude.
tropical zone
______ zone
polar zone
temperate
Energy from the ______hits earth's surface more directly at the equator.
sun
There are three major zones of climate, according to latitude.
tropical zone
temperate zone
_______ zone
polar
There are three major zones of climate, according to latitude.
______ zone
temperate zone
polar zone
tropical
An area nearer to the equator is usually _____________ than places farther away.
hotter