distinguish between the climates of a coastal location and a location in the center of a large continent.

Climatic condition in coastal regions is milder than the climatic conditions in the continental regions.

Explanation:

Climate in coastal regions is mild. It has both hot summers and winters accompanied by sea breezes. Precipitation and humidity is high in coastal areas. Both the summers and winters have a mild temperature range.

While in continental regions both summer and winters undergo extreme conditions. Summers are extremely hot and winters are extremely cold. They have wide range of climatic exposures such as rainy season, autumn season and spring season in between summer and winter season.