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FACTORS
AFFECTING
CLIMATE
TEMPERATURE
PRECIPITATION
FACTORS
AFFECTING
CLIMATE
TEMPERATURE
LATITUDE
ALTITUDE
DISTANCE
FROM BODIES
OF WATER
PRECIPITATION
OCEAN
CURRENTS
PREVAILING
WINDS
MOUNTAIN
RANGES
temperature
Factors
LATITUDE
DISTANCE FROM THE
EQUATOR
Near The Equator- TROPICAL
(HOT Temperatures) Most Direct Sunlight
Far From The Equator- POLAR
(COLD Temperatures) Least Direct Sunlight
Between 30° & 60° North & South- TEMPERATE
(MODERATE Temperatures)
ALTITUDE
HEIGHT ABOVE
SEA-LEVEL
As altitude increases,
The temperature decreases
DISTANCE FROM
LARGE BODIES
OF WATER
NEARNESS TO
OCEANS & WINDS
Near Bodies Of Water (MARINE)Oceans keep temperatures moderate
Warmer winters & cooler summers
Away From Bodies Of Water (CONTINENTAL)More extreme temperatures
OCEAN CURRENTS
MOVEMENT OF WARM
WATER OR COOL WATER
Warm ocean currents bring
warm air to cooler places
Cooler ocean currents bring
cooler air to warmer places
Precipitation
Factors
PREVAILING WINDS
GLOBAL WINDS PUSH AIR
MASSES THAT ARE EITHER
WARM, COOL, HUMID OR DRY
Maritime air masses (HUMID AIR)
create rainy climates
Continental air masses (DRY AIR)
create drier climates
MOUNTAIN RANGES
AIR MOVES UP WINDWARD
SIDE AND DOWN THE
LEEWARD SIDE
Precipitation falls on the windward side
creating a rainy climate region
Dry conditions occur on the leeward side
Creating a drier climate region