Climate•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?

Latitude

Equator Mid-Latitudes Polar RegionsIncreasing LatitudeDecrease in angle of

insolationDecrease temperature

Temperature & Latitude

A) Latitude1) --2) --

How does latitude affect climate?

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0° Latitude 90°

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Cold

Cold

Warm

Mid-latitudes

3) --

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Moisture & Latitude

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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?

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Elevation

Tem

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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).

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Cities A & B are located

at the same latitude.

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1. --2. Creates “marine climates”

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D) Center of a large land mass

1. --2. Called “continental climate”

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Other factors include:

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FQ: Long Island is surrounded by water, how does

this influence our climate?

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