Oceans
Houses
Day length
Latitude
Longitude
Season
Distance from the equator
The stars
Moutains
Mountains, ocean, longitude, latitude
Cars
Figures
Mountains
Football stadiums
Same climate
Name at least one factor of climate
Should places at the same distance from the equator have the same climate? You might think they should. Unfor- tunately, you would not be correct to think this. Climate types vary due to other factors besides distance from the equator. So what are these factors? How can they have such a large impact on local climates? For one thing, these factors are big. You may wonder, are they as big as a car. Think bigger. Are they bigger than a house? Think bigger. Are they bigger than a football stadium? You are still not close. We are talking about mountains and oceans. They are big features and big factors. Oceans and mountains play a huge role in climates around the world. You can see this in Figure above . Only one of those factors is latitude, or distance from the equator. 