What is Climate? How is Climate determined? What are the factors that affect Climate?
What is Climate? --
Different Climates
Climates are described in 2 ways: A) Temperature – B) Moisture –
What are some of the factors that affect climate?
EquatorMid-LatitudesPolar Regions Increasing Latitude Decrease in angle of insolation Decrease temperature Temperature & Latitude
A) Latitude 1) -- 2) --
How does latitude affect climate? -- 0° Latitude 90° Temperature
Cold Warm Mid-latitudes
3) --
L L L H H Moisture & Latitude
Page 14 of the ESRTs We live in the troposphere. Temperature decreases with elevation. B) Elevation
Hawaii Mauna Kea Elevation: 13,796 ft B) Elevation
Higher Elevation --
How does elevation affect climate? -- Elevation Temperature
C) Distance from a body of water
How does closeness to a large body of water affect climate? Water __________ the temperature. _______ summers. _______ winters. City B is closer to a large body of water. Its temperature line is flatter (moderated). -- Cities A & B are located at the same latitude. ----
Creates “marine climates” -__
D) Center of a large land mass
Called “continental climate” ---
Other factors include: --
FQ: Long Island is surrounded by water, how does this influence our climate? ----