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Effect of Continental Position on Climate

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Provided by: CK-12 |Published on: April 27, 2021
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  • This resource provides a map, images, and a video to explain the relationship between continental position, proximity to water, wind direction, and climate, citing United States cities as examples. 
  • The resource compares the climates of San Francisco, CA, Wichita, KA, and Virginia Beach, VA, three cities along the same latitude but in different regions of the continent.
  • The video provides an overview of geography, climate, climate regions, and the effects of latitude, elevation, wind currents, proximity to water, and ocean currents on climate, with references to the Gulf Stream. 
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Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Geography
Authors: CK-12
Region: North America, USA - Northeast, USA - West, USA - Midwest, United States, Global, California, Kansas, Virginia
Languages: English

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