For items 1-10 match each term with its description below. type the letter of your answer choice in the box below each description.
a. narrow curve of a land that connects north and south america
b. an endemic species inhabiting sierra gorda
c. central american country that runs parallel to the cocos ocean plate
d. youll find nearly 20% of the worlds fresh surface water here
e. stretches of it act as a natural border between us and mexico
f. north america and canada make up this ecoregion
g. location of mount st. helens
h. one of only 17 countries recognized as megadiverse
i. this body of water is a natural border between the u. s and canada
j. an endangered species found in sierra gorda
1.mexico
2.great lakes
3.jaguar
4.rio grande
5.gueretaro pocket gopher
6.cascade range
7.nearctic
8.isthmus of panama
9.guatemala
10.lake erie

City 24-hr average yearly temperature in ºc total yearly precipitation in mm minsk, belarus (former ussr) (53° n, 27° e) shanghai, china (31° n, 121° e) baltimore city, usa (39° n, 76° w) helsinki, finland (60° n, 24° e) banff, canada (51° n, 115° w) kuala lumpur, malaysia (3° n 101° e) 26.5 2393.6 buenos aires, argentina (34° s, 58° w) jakarta, indonesia (6° s, 106° e) questions 1. what factor contributes most to the warm climate of kuala lumpur? 2. banff and minsk are located at similar latitudes. what could account for banff’s average yearly temperature being lower than minsk’s? 3. which city’s climate is most similar to jakarta, baltimore or kuala lumpur? explain your answer. 4. shanghai and buenos aires have located thousands of miles apart and in different hemispheres, yet their climates are similar. what reasoning could explain this?

When you cross a time zone going east, what happens to the time

Which of these has the least impact on the climate of a place