Download factors affecting climate

FACTORS AFFECTING CLIMATE
Read pages 145 to 158
1. What are the 6 factors that affect the climate of a place:
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Near Water!
2. Examine Fig. 13-2 and describe the effect of latitude on climate. In other
words... why do regions nearer to the equator have warmer climates?
3. How do ocean currents affect climate? (hint: how do the currents in the
Pacific Ocean differ from the currents in the Atlantic Ocean?)
4. How does an air mass originating over an ocean differ from an air mass
originating over land?
5. The meeting of the cold Labrador Current and the warm Gulf Stream create
special weather conditions. What are these conditions, and how do they
affect ships? (p. 147)
6. “Bodies of water have a moderating effect on land temperatures.” Explain
how this is accomplished. (hint: look in the glossary... what is the
moderating effect?)
7. How is wind created?
8. What are prevailing winds? (p. 148) What is their other name... and in what
direction do they blow across the country?
9. What happens to the temperature as you climb up a mountain?
10.What happens to the temperature and moisture content of air as it passes
over a mountain? Draw a labelled sketch to illustrate to process.
11.What type of precipitation is the above process called?