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2.Select words from the list below to complete the following sentences. Some of the words
may be used more than once, and you may have to make the word plural or change the
tense. Do not try to write the words in the spaces.
area maritime thermometer

continent polar tropical
continental sea level

elevation sphere
a. We usually think of __________ climates as being cold all year.

b. Africa is a good example of a large land area that is called a ________ .
c. When we talk about a maritime area, we can almost assume that the elevation is at, or
near, ________ _______ .
d. Higher ________ usually have lower temperatures than lower _______ in the same region.

e. Most people associate hot or warm year-round climates with ________ areas, but there
are mountains near the equator that have snow all year.
f. It is necessary to have a _______ to accurately measure temperature.

g. Evaporation from the oceans and seas causes _________ air to be humid.
h. We would expect air from a __________ area to be cold, and air from a _________
area to be warm or hot.

i. Since air from a _________ area is assumed to be humid, air from a ________ area is
usually assumed to be dry.
j. As a general rule, when ________ increases we expect temperature to decrease.

k. The word _______ is used to show that something is round like a ball, and not round like a
dish, or round like a cigarette.
l. Measurement from the surface upward is called height,
measurement from sea level upward is called .

m. Some books say that North and South America are two separate ________ ; others say
that they are one n. Since the earth is in the shape of a _________ , one half
of it is called a hemisphere.