What is Climate? How is Climate determined? What are the factors that affect Climate?

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°

Tem

pera

ture

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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ture

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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