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in addition to having periods of low wind speeds, source regions have steady temperatures across large areas of land or water.
the map below shows areas of earths surface that are air - mass source regions. high - latitude source regions are shown in blue, and low - latitude source regions are shown in red.
the temperature of earths surface is warmer near the equator than it is near the poles. air that remains over low - latitude source regions, closer to the equator, often gains thermal energy from the warm land or water below. so, low - latitude source regions produce air masses with relatively warm air.
think about how high - latitude source regions are different from low - latitude source regions. then, click the blue words to correct the statement below.
compared to low - latitude source regions, high - latitude source regions are closer to earths poles. air that remains over a high - latitude source region often loses thermal energy to the cool land or water below. so, high - latitude source regions produce air masses with relatively warm air.
High - latitude source regions are closer to the poles and air above them loses thermal energy to the cool surface below, producing air masses with relatively cold air, not warm air.
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Compared to low - latitude source regions, high - latitude source regions are closer to Earth's poles. Air that remains over a high - latitude source region often loses thermal energy to the cool land or water below. So, high - latitude source regions produce air masses with relatively cold air.