What affects Mexico's climate?

Answer 1

Latitude affects Mexico's climate just like any other place on earth the father away it is from the equator the colder and the closer to the equator the warmer.

Answer 2

Latitude effects climate depending on how close you are to the equator. If you are close to the equator then the climate is warmer, if your farther away then it is colder, in general. The reason for this is that the closer you are to the equator, the more directly the sun's rays go through the Earth's atmosphere. This rule is complicated by many things, including ocean currents and weather patterns, but in general: the closer you are to the equator, the warmer it will be.

Answer 3

There are two factors affecting Mexico's climate:

Geography, which is pretty rugged in Mexico in such way its median altitude is on the 1,000-2,000 meter (3,000-6,000 feet) range. This means Mexico has an overall warmer climate than on the US, but much of its territory is temperate and even cool, depending on altitude. For instance, the northern city of Chihuahua has an average temperature of 17.8 °C (64 °F) and the southern city of Oaxaca has an average of 22°C (72 °F).

Location. Mexico is divided by the Tropic of Cancer (23° 26' 22'' north of the Equator), which effectively divides the country into temperate and tropical zones. South of that parallel, temperatures are fairly constant and vary depending on elevation. North of the Tropic of Cancer, Mexican landscape is overwhelmingly dominated by the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts.

Answer 4

The economy of Mexico has been helped or hindered by climate. For example, the Chihuahuan desert is the result of a 'rain shadow' effect induced by the Sierra Madre Occidental. This has limited agriculture to small fertile pockets within Mexico, which cover only 12-17% of Mexico's territory.

Answer 5

Mexico has a pretty rugged topography: its median altitude is on the 1,000-2,000 meter (3,000-6,000 feet) range. This means Mexico has an overall warmer climate than more northern countries like the United States and Europe, but much of its territory is temperate and even cooler than other countries on the same latitude, such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia or India.

For example, the capital of the country, Mexico City, is almost on the same latitude as Hawaii. However, by virtue of having an altitude of 2250 meters (7382 ft) above sea level, it has a significant difference in annual average temperature: 25 ºC / 77.6 ºF on Hawaii vs. 18 ºC / 64.4 ºF in Mexico City.

Answer 6

The economy of Mexico has been helped or hindered by climate. For example, the Chihuahuan desert is the result of a 'rain shadow' effect induced by the Sierra Madre Occidental. This has limited agriculture to small fertile pockets within Mexico, which cover only 12-17% of Mexico's territory.

Nonetheless, you should be aware that Mexico's territory is huge, so even if only 12-17% of its territory is suitable for agriculture, it is still considered a big expanse of land: 232,761 square kilometers (89,869 sq mi), which are almost the size of the whole United Kingdom, are used to grow food and cash crops; then another 16% of Mexico's territory (315,608 sq km/121,857 sq mi or a bit bigger than Poland or New Mexico) is considered as man-made or natural pastures, where cattle of several species is raised, including bovine and caprine.

Answer 7

A varied topography, which includes the three Sierra Madre mountain ranges, the Mexican Altiplano and the flat lands around the Yucatan Peninsula. Also, The Tropic of Cancer (23° 26' 22'' N) effectively divides the country into northern temperate and southern subtropical zones.

Answer 8

There are two reasons:

Geography, which is pretty rugged in Mexico in such way its median altitude is on the 1,000-2,000 meter (3,000-6,000 feet) range. This means Mexico has an overall warmer climate than on the US, but much of its territory is temperate and even cool, depending on altitude. For instance, the northern city of Chihuahua has an average temperature of 17.8 °C (64 °F) and the southern city of Oaxaca has an average of 22°C (72 °F).

Location. Mexico is divided by the Tropic of Cancer (23° 26' 22'' north of the Equator), which effectively divides the country into temperate and tropical zones. South of that parallel, temperatures are fairly constant and vary depending on elevation. North of the Tropic of Cancer, Mexican landscape is overwhelmingly dominated by the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts.

Answer 9

Mexico has a pretty rugged topography: its median altitude is on the 1,000-2,000 meter (3,000-6,000 feet) range. This means Mexico has an overall warmer climate than more northern countries like the United States and Europe, but much of its territory is temperate and even cooler than other countries on the same latitude, such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia or India.

For example, the capital of the country, Mexico City, is almost on the same latitude as Hawaii. However, by virtue of having an altitude of 2250 meters (7382 ft) above sea level, it has a significant difference in annual average temperature: 25 ºC / 77.6 ºF on Hawaii vs. 18 ºC / 64.4 ºF in Mexico City.

Answer 10

Latitude affects Mexico's climate just like any other place on earth the father away it is from the equator the colder and the closer to the equator the warmer.