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1 Copyright Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Guide for Content Master yChapter 14 Earth Science: Geology, the Environment, and the What is climate?In your textbook, read about climate and different types of climate a check ( ) next to the types of data that describe wind speed air temperature ocean thickness of precipitation day s temperatureIn your textbook, read about what causes climate the following does latitude affect climate?The amount of solar radiation received at any place varies with latitude. Areas near the equator are warm because they receive the most direct solar radiation. Areas near the poles are cold because the Sun strikes them at a lower, less-direct how the presence of a large body of water can affect large body of water affects the climate of a coastal area by making it warmer in winter and cooler in summer than an inland area at the same do mountains affect climate?

2 Because temperature decreases with altitude in the lower atmosphere, mountain climates are cooler than those at lower elevations at the same latitude. The climate can also be wetter and cooler on the windward side of a mountain than on the leeward side, where deserts can the effect that air masses can have on climate and give an climate in and near regions of air-mass formation is fairly similar to that exhibited by the air masses themselves. For example, if a city is located where maritime tropical (warm and humid) air masses dominate the weather, the city s climate will have maritime tropical characteristics. ClimateNameClassDateSTUDY Guide FOR Content MASTERYCHAPTER14 Copyright Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, ClassificationIn your textbook, read about the Koeppen classification the name of the types of climate in the Koeppen classification system described by each groupof terms below.

3 Choose from the following:dry climate, polar climate, mild climate, continentalclimate, tropical tropical air dominates, precipitation is low, vegetationis scarce, solar radiation is intense, and clouds are between the polar zones and the tropics, violent weatherchanges occur, and summer and winter temperatures are in the southeastern United States, summers are warm andmuggy, and winters are dry and temperature of warmest month is less than 10 C andprecipitation is generally by constant high temperatures, up to 600 cm ofrain falls each year, and lush rain forests predominateIn your textbook, read about each of the terms below just once to complete the islandmicroclimateprecipitationtemperatu resA localized climate that differs from the main regional climate is called a (6).

4 A(7)is a place in a city where the climate is warmer than in the surroundingcountryside. This added heat can cause strong convection currents, increased cloudiness, and moretotal(8). Buildings can also change the surrounding climate by casting shadows that lower (9).temperaturesprecipitationheat islandmicroclimatetropical climatepolar climatemild climatecontinental climatedry climate86 Chapter 14 Earth Science: Geology, the Environment, and the UniverseStudy Guide for Content Master ySTUDY Guide FOR Content MASTERYCHAPTER14