SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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How does being located in the Tropics affect the climate of Central America?
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Central America’s high elevation leads to cooler temperatures
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Central America has a tropical dry climate, with an extended dry season
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Central America has high temperatures and abundant rainfall year-round
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Central America has a warm, wet climate with many hurricanes
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Expansion cools the air forcing the water out, first as tiny droplets that form clouds, then as the droplets combine into drops, rainfall. From May through August the area of greatest heating and convective rainfall is north of the equator, over Costa Rica creating the rainy season.
Detailed explanation-2: -Central America has an overall humid, tropical climate with distinct dry and rainy seasons throughout the region. However, the weather can vary from country to country, and some countries have multiple climate zones.
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