Classroom activity 2.2 Work on your own. 1. Complete the following sentences: a) Inland places have b) Land heats up more c) Water cools down more 2. Use the information on this page to explain why places close to the sea have cooler summers and warmer winters than places inland. winters than places closer to the sea. than water. than land.

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