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How do oceans affect How do oceans affect climate?climate?

How does the North Atlantic How does the North Atlantic Current affect northern Europe?Current affect northern Europe?

The North Atlantic Current carries The North Atlantic Current carries warm water from the Gulf of Mexico warm water from the Gulf of Mexico to northwestern Europe and warms to northwestern Europe and warms the winds that blow across the the winds that blow across the ocean, bringing mild climate to ocean, bringing mild climate to northwestern Europe.northwestern Europe.

Areas near oceans have milder Areas near oceans have milder weather year-round than areas at weather year-round than areas at same latitude that are far from the same latitude that are far from the ocean.ocean.

What are the major climate What are the major climate regions of Europe?regions of Europe?

Why are summers in Barcelona, Why are summers in Barcelona, Spain hot and dry?Spain hot and dry?

Barcelona is in the Mediterranean Barcelona is in the Mediterranean climate region, which is climate region, which is characterized by hot and dry characterized by hot and dry summers.summers.

Humid continental, subarctic, Humid continental, subarctic, arctic, semiarid, marine west arctic, semiarid, marine west coast, Mediterranean, and humid coast, Mediterranean, and humid subtropical.subtropical.

Forest, grasslands, tundra, and Forest, grasslands, tundra, and Mediterranean.Mediterranean.

What are the vegetation regions What are the vegetation regions of Europe and Russia?of Europe and Russia?

How are vegetation regions and climate How are vegetation regions and climate regions related?regions related?

Climate affects the type of vegetation that Climate affects the type of vegetation that can grow.can grow.

What geographic feature might lead someone What geographic feature might lead someone to settle in Europe instead of Russia?to settle in Europe instead of Russia?

Warmer climate . . . .Warmer climate . . . .

BONUSWhich of these does not apply to Russia? Mediterranean

rain shadowrain shadow

steppessteppes

tundratundra

permafrostpermafrost

KEY TERMSKEY TERMS

dry sheltered side of a mountain, little rainfalldry sheltered side of a mountain, little rainfall

grasslands of fertile soil in Russiagrasslands of fertile soil in Russia

cold, dry, treeless region with snow most of the cold, dry, treeless region with snow most of the yearyear

permanently frozen layer of groundpermanently frozen layer of ground