1. Which state were the all of following pictures taken?
Colorado
North Carolina
Vermont
California
Hawaii
Washington
Alaska
Florida

2. Elevation/Altitude 3. higher cooler
Elevation – The _________the elevation of a region the _______the temperature becomes.
height above sea level
higher
cooler
Cooler Temperatures
Warmer Temperatures

3. Temperature Change per Elevation
You are in Denver, Colorado (5, 285 ft) and you decide to drive 75 miles west to Loveland Pass (11,991 ft). If Denver is 75O, predict the temperature at Loveland Pass.
Around 55O
6,706 elevation- 3 degree per 1,000 ft = 200 temperature drop.

4. Ecuador Mt. Cotopaxi – 19,384 ft Mt. Chimborozo 20,707 ft Equator
Elevation Website

5. According to the temperature map of Alaska, predict the following landforms: mountains and lowlands?
Why are the temperatures along the northern and western coast of Alaska cold even though it is lowlands ?
Mountains
(cold)
Lowlands
(warm)
Mountains
(cold)
Due to the cold ocean and ocean currents make the coast colder!
(Bering Straight and Artic Ocean)

6. Mt. Kilimanjaro 19,331 ft
Mt. Kilimanjaro Weather