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Climate Controls: Factors That Shape Regional Climates

11th Grade · Social Studies · TEKS

8 lessons

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Explain how Earth-Sun relationships, latitude, elevation, atmospheric circulation, ocean currents, and continental position combine to determine a region's climate.

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  6. Continental Position and Climate PatternsNot started yet
  7. Mountain Barriers and Rain Shadow EffectsYou are here
  8. Factors Affecting Climate of a RegionNot started yet
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us-tx113.43(b)(4)(A)Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · Social-studies · 11th Grade

explain how elevation, latitude, wind systems, ocean currents, position on a continent, and mountain barriers influence temperature, precipitation, and distribution of climate regions;