Question

Climate in a region is:

A).determined only by seasonal daylight hours
B).the long-term, prevailing atmospheric conditions
C).the atmospheric conditions on a given day
D).never affected by ocean currents

Answer 1

B).the long-term, prevailing atmospheric conditions

The long term average being 30 years. These weather variations are affected by the temperature, precipitation, and wind.

Climate determinants include latitude, altitude, proximity to mountains and oceans, proportion of land to water, thermohaline circulation of the ocean, ocean currents, density and type of vegetation present in an area, as well as the areas' water retention and rainfall.

Climate are classified into three groups. These are Bergeron and Spatial Synoptic, Koppen, and Thornthwaite.