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FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DISTRIBUTION OF TEMPERATURE

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FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DISTRIBUTION OF TEMPERATURE

LATITUDE

ALTITUDE

NEARNESS OF OCEAN

WINDS

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Temperature varies across the world because of the variation in the following factors:

  • Latitude
  • Altitude
  • Nearness of ocean
  • Wind

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LATITUDE

  • Latitude is the measurement of distance north or south of the earth.

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ALTITUDE

  • The temperature in the atmosphere decrease at the rate of 1 degree calicoes per 165m of altitude. The temperature is comparatively low at places situated much above the sea level.

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NEARNESS TO OCEAN

  • The range of temperature will be high at places away from the sea and vics versa. Atmosphers remains moderate at places close to the sea.

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WIND

  • The warm and cold winds can respectively raise or lower the temperature of the places through which they pass.

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MATCH THE FOLLOWING

A

B

LATITUDE

TROPOSHERE

ALTITUDE

TROPICAL REGION

NEARNESS OF OCEAN

WARM AND COLD WIND

WIND

MODERATE TEMPERATURE

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

  • Which instrument used to measure temperature?

a)Thermal equater

b)Sesmograph

c)Thermometer

d)Rector scale

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  • Which is situated above the sea level?
  • Latitude
  • Altitude
  • Nearness to ocean
  • Wind

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  • The region receives more energy as the sun rays are almost ?
  • Horizontal
  • Straight
  • Vertical
  • Slanting