1. Factors Affecting Climate

2. Factors Affecting Climate
Essential Questions: What factors affect climate?
Learning Target: IWBAT explain how latitude, elevation, wind, and ocean currents influence the climate
Formative Assessment(s): Would you say that latitude, elevation, wind, or ocean currents have the biggest effect on climate? Explain.

3. Bellwork
What affects climate? In other words, what influences weather over time?
Name as many factors as you can that affect climate.

4. Bellwork
What affects climate? In other words, what influences weather over time?
Water cycle
Mountains
Water
Anything else?
Some possible answers:
Latitude
Elevation
Wind
Ocean currents

5. Classwork
Read Factors Affecting Climate on pages Complete the chart below as you read
Location
Affect on Climate
Low Latitudes
High Latitudes
Mid Latitudes
Elevation
Wind Patterns
Ocean Currents
Water Cycle
Mountain Ranges

6. Classwork
Read Factors Affecting Climate on pages Complete the chart below as you read
Location
Affect on Climate, What kind of climates do they have?
Low Latitudes
Direct sunlight causes warm to hot climates
High Latitudes
Continuous but indirect light causes cold climates
Mid Latitudes
Temperate climates with seasonal weather changes between fairly hot and fairly cold.
Elevation
As elevation increases, temperature decreases.
Wind Patterns
Global winds move hot and cold temperatures to other areas ( map on 56).
Ocean Currents
Ocean currents bring cold water towards the equator and warm water towards the poles. Land near the ocean has mild seasons.
Water Cycle
Precipitation causes cooling, areas with lots of rain tend to be cooler.
Mountain Ranges
The windward side of the mountain receives most weather, while the leeward side receives little rain and is hot and dry.

7. Formative assessment
Would you say that latitude, elevation, wind, or ocean currents have the biggest effect on climate? Explain.