Question

elevation refers to the height of the land above sea level. generally speaking, temperature decreases as elevation increases. lets look at an example of the impact of elevation. on the slides, denver and louisville have identical latitudes and are thus the same distance away from the equator. we would expect them to have similar temperature patterns and they do. however, they do not have the exact same temperature pattern. look at the maximum and minimum temperatures in each place. denver has both a colder maximum and minimum temperature than louisville. given what you know about how temperature affects climate, which city is probably the more elevated one? check for understanding in the picture of the mountain and african savanna, explain how there can be an ice - capped mountain and a tropical grassland in the same location. position on a continent/proximity to water a locations position relative to water can also affect temperature. locations that are closer to large bodies of water like oceans or large lakes often have more moderate temperature changes than locations that are further from water. this means that areas near water will have smaller and less extreme differences between their high and low temperatures for the year while inland areas will have more extreme changes. on the slides, barcelona and harbin again have extremely similar latitudes. they should have very similar temperature patterns, but they dont. in this case, look at the difference between the high and low temperatures. barcelona has a 24 degree difference between its warmest temperature and its lowest temperature. harbin, on the other hand, has a 76 degree difference between its highest and lowest temperatures.

Explanation:

1. Since temperature decreases as elevation increases and Denver has colder maximum and minimum temperatures than Louisville (with similar latitudes), Denver is likely the more elevated city.
2. In the same location, an ice - capped mountain and a tropical grassland can co - exist because temperature decreases with elevation. At lower elevations, it is warm enough for a tropical grassland, while at higher elevations on the mountain, the temperature is cold enough for ice to form.

Answer:

1. Denver
2. Temperature decreases with elevation. Lower elevations are warm for tropical grassland, higher elevations on the mountain are cold for ice.