Mountain climate and climatic differences
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Find the January and July mean temperatures for your home area and write which climate type (Kazakhstan or Turan) it matches.
For southern areas the Turan type is right; the answer depends on the place.
2
At a mountain foot (500 m) it is +26°C. About how many °C at 2500 m (6°C per 1000 m)?
14
3
Explain with a diagram the daytime and night-time direction of the mountain-valley wind.
By day warm air goes up the valley, at night cooled air goes down.
4
Why do mountain areas have different weather at different heights even in summer? Write 3 sentences.
Temperature falls with height, pressure drops, and precipitation and wind change; so it is warm at the foot and cold at the top.