Factors of Climate Geography Climate Natural resources Name that Country! UK, Russia, Germany Italy LocationWild Card
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 two countries 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 except Humid continental Tundra Subarctic Mediterranean Highland
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 typeEuropeNorth America 1.Marine 2.Mediterranean 3.Highland 4. Humid Subtropical
A: 500 Climate typeEuropeNorth America 1.MarineUnited Kingdom, Germany Northwest coast of U.S. and Canada (Seattle, VanCouver) 2.MediterraneanItalySouthern California 3.HighlandGermany & Italy (Alps), Russia (Caucasus Mtns) Along the Rocky Mtns. 4. Humid SubtropicalNE ItalySE 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: 400 What country am I? 1.Two separate countries are located within my borders 2.I am a peninsula 3.The Apennines Mountains are located in the center 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: 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: 200 If 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: 400 What is the most abundant resource for both Germany and Italy?
A: 400 Natural gas