List and briefly describe the principal temperature controls on average annual temperatures and temperature ranges.
What will be an ideal response?
Latitude is responsible for controlling average temperature as well as temperature range. Continentality controls temperature range. High latitudes have lower averages and higher ranges. Inland regions have higher ranges than coastal regions.
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A. in the upper atmosphere. B. in the lower atmosphere. C. in cycles that match solar cycles. D. mainly in semi-tropical regions.
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A. Yes B. No