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What happens to temp and rainfall with increasing distance from sea
Temp bcum mor extreme and rainfall decreases
What happens to temp and rainfall with increasing distance from equator .
Temp and rainfall generally decrease
What happens as altitude increases
Temp decreases
Is rainfall lower or higher on windward side of mountain
Higher
What is most of S.A on
Plateau
How many distinct climate regions does S.A hav
9
What are the climates of the different climate regions in S.A shaped by
Latitude ,distance from sea,altitude,ocean currents ,mountains
What do temp do from north to south?
They decrease
What is weather
The condition of the atmosphere at a place over a short period of time
What is climate
Climate decribes the average weather of a place or of a region over a long period of time
Elements of weather
Temperature ,humidity,winds,precipitation
What is temp
The measure of how hot or cold the atmosphere is
What is humidity
Amount of water vapor held in atmosphere
What do winds affect
Temp,humidity,precipitation
Examples of precipitation
Rain ,snow ,hail,sleet
What graph is temp shown on
Line graph
What graph is precipitation shown on
Bar graph
