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  • Name an advantage of an extended period of Tropical Maritime air mass in the UK.
    Can bring good weather conditions ideal for crops to grow.
  • Name an advantage of an extended period of Tropical Continental air mass in the UK.
    Ice cream sales will increase, or tourism will increase particularly in coastal areas.
  • What type of weather does Polar Continental bring in summer?
    Warm and dry
  • What type of weather does Polar Continental bring in winter?
    Very cold and dry - frosty
  • What type of weather does Arctic Maritime bring?
    Very cold and wet - usually as snow
  • Name a disadvantage of an extended period of Arctic Martime air mass in the UK.
    Causes very cold conditions and so gas and electric bills will increase.
  • Where does the Polar Continental air mass come from?
    Siberia - eastern Europe
  • The increase in the sales of raincoats, gloves, and hats is an advantage for which air mass?
    Tropical Maritime
  • What type of weather does Tropical Continental bring?
    Hot and dry
  • What type of weather does Polar Maritime bring?
    Cold and wet
  • Which air mass is the least common in the UK?
    Tropical Continetal
  • Where does the Tropical Continental air mass come from?
    The Sahara desert
  • What type of weather does Tropical Maritime bring?
    Warm and wet
  • Floods can be common due to an increase in rainfall and frozen ground is a disadvantage for which air mass?
    Polar Martime
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