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Climate • Is an areas weather pattern over a long period of time. • (Weather is conditions day to day) • Consists of – Temperature – Precipitation (rain, snow, etc. ) 4 factors that affect climate • 1. • 2. • 3. • 4. Latitude Altitude Wind/Mountains Ocean currents LATITUDE - Distance from the equator • Climate gets colder that farther you get from the equator • It doesn’t matter whether you move north or south. • Compare the latitude of Bowling Green to Anchorage - ALTITUDE (height above seal level) • Higher altitude = cooler, drier climate • Lower altitude =warmer wetter climate Wind & Mountains • Winds – From ocean to land =wet winds. Rain will fall as air cools. – From land to ocean =dry wind MOUNTAINS – As wind climbs a mountain, it cools and causes precipitation. This is the windward side of the mountain. Wind that makes it over the top is dried out called leeward side of the mountain. Ocean Currents • Currents can warm or cool water from one part of the world to another. • Water warms or cools the air above it. • Water cools and warms slower than air • Ocean currents generally make a climate milder.