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Weather Climate Seasons - W GEO
Weather Climate Seasons - W GEO
Weather is the condition of the atmosphere on one place during a short period of time.
EARTH’s TILT and ROTATION
--The Earth’s axis is a tilt at 23 ½ degrees.
--The tilt affects the temperature of places in the surface of the earth.
--The Earth rotates on its axis.
--It completes one rotation every 24 hours, which marks day and night.
Earth’s Revolution
The Earth revolves around the sun. It takes 1 year or 365 ¼ days to finish one trip.
This affects the changing seasons.
CLIMATE
• Climate is the atmospheric condition over a long period of time.
• Climate is affected by wind and ocean currents, latitude, elevation, and topography.
• Global climate changes include El Niño and the greenhouse effect.
Climate is the term used for weather patterns that an area typically
experiences.
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
- Keeps heat from escaping into space after it enters the earth’s atmosphere
MOUNTAINS Leeward : Side facing away from the direction the wind is blowing.
Rain Shadow : Dry area found on the leeward side of a mountain range.
• The two most significant factors in climate are temperature and precipitation.
TROPICAL CLIMATE - These regions are found in or near the low latitudes.
Tropical Rain Forest Climate - are low and wet and are found near the equator.
Tropical vegetation grows thick in layers formed at different heights.
Tropical Savanna Climate are areas with dry seasons in winter and wet in summer.
DRY CLIMATE
Desert Climates are dry areas with sparse plant life.
These areas get less than 10 inches of rainfall a year.
Desert climates cover about of the earth’s land surface.
Steppe Climate are dry areas, often bordering deserts.
The vegetation consists of bushes and patches of short grasses without many trees.
MID-LATITUDE CLIMATES
Marine West Coast Climate are areas generally found along the western coastlines.
This region covers much of the western Europe, Pacific coast of North America, South America, Africa and
Australia.
Mediterranean Climate are areas with weather patterns and vegetation like those near the Mediterranean
Sea. These regions are found generally in coastal lands between 30 and 40 degrees north and south latitude.
Humid Subtropical Climate are areas found at mid-latitudes in the southeastern parts of continents.
Vegetation includes both grasslands and forests.
Winds and high pressure related to nearby oceans cause high humidity.
HIGHLAND CLIMATES
These are mountain areas in which climate varies with elevation.
Elevation influences vegetation.
Near the base of mountains deciduous and evergreen forests grow.
4 SEASON on EARTH
Equinox – The day where the sun is directly over the equator and day and night are equal
Solstice – The northernmost or southernmost point the earth receives direct rays from the sun