(SCIENCE 9)

CHOICES:
LATITUDE PREVAILING WIND DISTANCE FROM SEA ALTITUDE

1. Places high up in mountainous regions experience lower temperatures than places at sea level
2. Places near the equator are warmer and wetter than places further away.
3. Places near the coast are warmer at night and cooler in the day than the places further inland.
4. Places near the equator have fairly even temperatures all year round.
5. Lowlands are hotter than mountain peaks.
6. Air currents from across the ocean bring rain.
7. The windward side of mountains receives more rainfall than leeward side.
8. Which two factors do you think are most important in affecting the climate of the Caribbean?