Exercises

C08/B1. Right or wrong?

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Mark the correct statements.

Weather is a term that describes temporary climatic conditions.
Climate is a term that describes temporary climatic conditions.

The longitude of a region determines its climate.
A climate type where winters are temperate and summers are cool.
Ocean currents and elevation have an influence on a region's

The Gulf Stream is a cold ocean current.
The Gulf stream is a warm ocean current.
The Gulf stream helps to increase the Finnish yearly average temperature by

The Finnish climate is similar in all parts of the nation.
Eastern Finland has more of a continental climate than Southwest Finland.

The climate diagram from continental climate region shows more variation than that of a maritime climate region.
Climate change will make the Finnish winter shorter and warmer.

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C08/B2. The Finnish climate

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Answer the following questions.

a) Explain the terms "weather" and "climate"


b) What kinds of factors influence the climate of a region?


c) Helsinki and the southern tip of Greenland are located on the same longitudes, but their climates are very much different. Why is that?


d) Which three factors influence the Finnish climate?


e) What climate type is the Finnish climate an example of? What is this climate type like?

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C08/B3. Comparing climate diagrams

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Compare the climate diagrams of London and Jyväskylä and choose the correct alternatives.

a) The city that receives more precipitation:
b) The city that experiences more temperature variation:

c) The city in with a warmer month of May:
d) The city that receives more rain in the winter:

e) The city where the winter temperatures are colder:

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C08/A4. Finland and the greenhouse effect

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Answer the following questions.

a) What is the greenhouse effect?


b) How is the phenomenon connected to human activity?


c) How will the Finnish climate change because of the accelerated greenhouse effect?

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