Think about the climate zone
temperature patterns. In the north the climate will be very
cold in the winter, warm in the summer. In the south you will find
the opposite: 'winter' months (December, January) are warm,
'summer' months (July, Aug) are cold. What do you think happens to
the annual pattern around the equator?
Match up the graphs below with the Climate zone that probably
has that pattern. The letters across the x-axis show the months.
You have learned about 3 factors that influence
annual climate patterns. Elevation, latitude, and Geography.
Which has the strongest influence? Latitude! Latitude determines
how much energy is received in an area.
However.......
Every site has a combination of factors that influences
the annual pattern of it's parameters.