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City 24-hr average yearly temperature in ºc total yearly precipitation in mm minsk, belarus (former ussr) (53° n, 27° e) shanghai, china (31° n, 121° e) baltimore city, usa (39° n, 76° w) helsinki, finland (60° n, 24° e) banff, canada (51° n, 115° w) kuala lumpur, malaysia (3° n 101° e) 26.5 2393.6 buenos aires, argentina (34° s, 58° w) jakarta, indonesia (6° s, 106° e) questions 1. what factor contributes most to the warm climate of kuala lumpur? 2. banff and minsk are located at similar latitudes. what could account for banff’s average yearly temperature being lower than minsk’s? 3. which city’s climate is most similar to jakarta, baltimore or kuala lumpur? explain your answer. 4. shanghai and buenos aires have located thousands of miles apart and in different hemispheres, yet their climates are similar. what reasoning could explain this?

Why are all maps distorted? when reading a map, why is it important to check the legend? what is the difference between longitude and latitude? identify the meridian at 0° longitude and the parallel at 0° latitude.

The vegetation that thrives in the tundra is limited to a. mosses, barley, wheat, and corn. b. coniferous trees. c. dwarf shrubs, mosses, lichen, potatoes, and beans. d. mosses, lichen, algae, and dwarf shrubs.