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Factors that Affect Climate

Factors that Affect Climate. that are out of our control…. Latitude. The distance from the equator is a key factor that determines whether a region has a hot climate or a cold one Latitude affects how much sun there is in a certain spot which determines temperature . Wind systems.

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Factors that Affect Climate

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  1. Factors that Affect Climate that are out of our control…

  2. Latitude The distance from the equator is a key factor that determines whether a region has a hot climate or a cold one Latitude affects how much sun there is in a certain spot which determines temperature

  3. Wind systems In Canada, the prevailing winds blow from west to east

  4. Wind speeds in Canada

  5. Mountainbarriers When moisture-bearing winds meet mountains, they move up the windward sides of these barriers. As air rises, it cools, and condensation produces rain – this is why BC gets so much rain! 

  6. Himalayan mountains (seen from space)

  7. Air masses Huge volumes of air moving because of unequal heating of the Earth by the sun Hurricanes and tornadoes can be a result

  8. Ocean currents Currents in the water are caused by strong winds (prevailing winds)

  9. Ocean currents around Canada

  10. Altitude The higher you are, the colder it is – less air pressure means the air expands and loses its heat

  11. Bodies of water Large bodies of water (lakes/oceans) take a long time to heat up & cool down, so areas around large bodies of water experience less extreme temperatures and more precipitation (air mass picks up moisture) The region around Lake Ontario stays warmer in the fall because it is influenced by the high temp. of the lake from the summer months.

  12. What is precipitation? Precipitation is any form of moisture which falls to the Earth – this includes: rain, snow, hail, and sleet

  13. Silent reading pages 145-half of 150

  14. What are the 3 types of precipitation? (In each case, something happens to a mass of moist air) 1) Frontal (cyclonic) precipitation 2) Relief (orographic) precipitation 3) Convectional precipitation

  15. Precipitation

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