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CLIMATE AND VEGETATION

LAME-COW

WHAT IS CLIMATE?

A Measure of Temperature and Precipitation over time.

FOLDABLE On the front:

Write L, A, M, E --- C, O, W vertically on the front

Write the following words beside the corresponding letter. L – Latitude A – Altitude M – Mountain Barriers E – Earth-Sun Relationship C – Continental Location O – Ocean Currents W – Wind

LATITUDE Measures North-South of Equator

Biggest effect on climate Equator=Direct Rays=HOT! Poles=Very Indirect Rays=COLD!

ALTITUDE Increase in height = Decrease in

temperature 1000 ft = 3.6oF

ColdCoolWar

Hot

MOUNTAIN BARRIERS Rain Shadow Effect

Mountains block wind and rain

EARTH-SUN RELATIONSHIP Effects the temperatures and seasons

CONTINENTAL LOCATION Oceans are solar collectors

Water heats and cools more slowly than land

Coastline has a stable temperature Interior of continent has extreme temperatures

OCEAN CURRENTS Surface Currents caused by spinning of

Earth & Wind Flow in circular paths

Warm currents carry water from low high lats

Cool currents return cool water from high low lats

WIND Movements of air pressure from high

pressure to low pressure Trade Winds=blow east around equator

(Low Lats) Westerlies=blow west (Mid Lats) Polar Winds=push cold air toward mid-

latitudes