Factors affecting our climate

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    • latitude
      higher latitudes are colder
    • Proximity to water

      water heats and cools more slowly than landmasses. Therefore coastal regions regions stay cooler in summer and warmer in winter
    • ocean currents
      regulate global climate, helping to counteract the uneven distribution of solar radiation reaching Earth's surface
    • mountain ranges
      alter local wind patterns deflecting the winds in different directions, sheltering some areas from winds, and enhancing wind in others.
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