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On March 24, 2015, it was $63^{\circ} \mathrm{F}$ and sunny at the Esperanza Base on the northern tip of Antarctica. On March 25, 2015, several centimeters of rain fell in the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth. Use these two examples to explain the difference between weather and climate.

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Regional climates can be categorized as tropical, dry, temperate, continental, and polar. The distinction between these climates is based on which of the following? a. average wind speed and direction, b. latitude and proximity to the oceans, c. temperature and precipitation patterns, d. how similar they are to average global climate at the time.

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Latitude affects the amount of radiation the region receives. The uneven heating then affects the temperature of the area as well as the wind patterns over the oceans. A location's proximity to the ocean also determines the temperature in an area because seas and oceans serve as moderating agents over land.