climate depends on such factors as an area's

Answer 1

elevation, latitude, proximity to a large body of water, and prevailing winds

Answer 2

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Answer 3

if you start at the equator, and travel to 15 degrees north latitude, approximately how many miles north of the equator will you be. take the circumference of the earth to be 24,900 miles.