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Factors ofClimate

GeographyClimateNatural

resources

Name that Country!

UK, Russia, GermanyItaly

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Q: 100

Generally speaking, latitude affects climate because the closer you are to the equator, the

_________ it gets

Warmer

Q: 200

True or False

Precipitation changes the temperature.

A:200

False

Q: 300

What factor of climate explains why the Alps

have a highland climate and the Ural mountains

do not?

A: 300

Altitude/Elevation

Q: 400

• Which factor of climate explains why a landlocked region has more extreme fluctuations in temperature from season to season than a region along the coast?

Nearness to land or water

A:400

Q:500

If latitude is a factor of climate, why isn’t longitude? Explain

A:500

Longitude measures east and west not the distance from the equator. Since the earth is spinning, longitude lines help determine time zones, but do not affect climate.

Q:100

Name the country labeled

1

A:100

Q:200

Name the physical feature that contains the countries of Spain and Portugal

A: 200

Iberian Peninsula

Q: 300

Name the physical feature that has its source in the Alps Mountains and passes through several countries before emptying into the Black sea

A: 300

Danube River

Q: 400

Name the twocountries labeled and the physical feature that

contains them

1 2

A: 400

Norway and Sweden and the Scandinavian Peninsula

Q: 500

Name the plain that dominates Europe and 5 countries it runs across

A: 500

European Plain

Possible answers: France, Germany, Poland, Belgium, Netherlands, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Latvia, Estonia

Q: 100

What is a natural resource?

A: 100

A natural resource can be described as a gift of nature. It comes from the

earth and is not man made.

Q: 200

This warm ocean current helps to give the United Kingdom its

mild climate.

A: 200

The North Atlantic Current

Q: 300

Both Germany and the United Kingdom share this climate which is characterized by cool winters, mild summers, and precipitation throughout the year. Name this climate type.

A: 300

Marine

Q: 400

Russia has all of the following climate types

exceptHumid continental

Tundra Subarctic

MediterraneanHighland

A: 400

Mediterranean

Q: 500

Name a country we’ve studied as well as a place in North America that shares

each climate type below.

Climate type Europe North America

1. Marine

2. Mediterranean

3. Highland

4. Humid Subtropical

A: 500Climate type Europe North America

1. Marine United Kingdom, Germany

Northwest coast of U.S. and Canada (Seattle, VanCouver)

2. Mediterranean Italy Southern California

3. Highland Germany & Italy (Alps),Russia (Caucasus Mtns)

Along the Rocky Mtns.

4. Humid Subtropical NE Italy SE United States (Georgia)

Q:100

Most of my country’s people live in the south near our capital.

A:100

Q: 200

My country has an abundance of natural resources such as oil, but my harsh climate to

the north makes it difficult to access these resources.

A: 200

Q: 300

I contain a portion of the Alps Mountains and the Rhine River.

A: 300

Germany

Q: 400What country am I?

1.Two separate countries are located within my borders

2.I have two islands

3.The Po river is located in the northern region of me

A: 400

Q: 500

I am the only country out of the four that does not have coal as a major natural

resource

A: 500

Q:100

Name the line of latitude that separates the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere

A: 100

Equator

Q: 200

Which of the four countries we’ve studied is located in three hemispheres?

A: 200

Q: 300

This physical feature is the source of the Rhine River

A: 300

Alps Mountains

Q: 400

Name the capital city for each of the following countries

1.United Kingdom

2.Germany

3.Russia

4.Italy

A: 400

1. London, United Kingdom

2. Berlin, Germany

3. Moscow, Russia

4. Rome, Italy

Q: 500

This country is located south of the largest country in Europe, north of Romania and east of Poland.

A: 500

Ukraine

Q: 100

Name this character

A: 100

Sponge Bob Square Pants

Q: 200If you lived in Argentina and began traveling north,

would the climate become colder or warmer?

A: 200

Warmer. Argentina is located in the southern hemisphere. Therefore, when you travel north you are getting closer to the equator. Thus, the climate will be warmer.

Q: 300

• What TV show are the characters below a part of?

A: 300

Q: 400

• What is the most abundant resource for both Germany and Italy?

A: 400

Natural gas

Q: 500

What college did Mr. Whitworth attend?

A: 500

Valdosta State University

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