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Factors of Climate
Geography Climate Natural
resources
Name that Country!
UK, Russia, Germany Italy
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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 and 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.
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 is located in
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 type Europe North America
1. Marine
2. Mediterranean
3. Highland
4. Humid Subtropical
A: 500 Climate 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: 400
What 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: 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: 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 was the final score of the Georgia
Clemson game?
A: 500
UGA 45, Clemson 21
