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Climate & Climate Regions. Weather v. Climate. Climate: The average temperature and precipitation in an area over a long period of time . Weather: Current temperature & precipitation in an area ( Short period of time ). Terms to Know. Low Latitude, Mid Latitude, High Latitude
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Weather v. Climate • Climate: The average temperature and precipitation in an area over a long period of time. • Weather:Current temperature & precipitation in an area (Short period of time).
Terms to Know • Low Latitude, Mid Latitude, High Latitude • Seasons, Solstice, Equinox • Revolution, Rotation, Tilt • Climate, Weather • Greenhouse • Vegetation: Coniferous, Deciduous, Mixed Forest, Chaparral
Greenhouse Effect • Natural way for Earth to retain its warmth and for plants and animals to survive. • The planet Venus is the hottest planet in the Solar System and is covered in a dense atmosphere that retains the heat
Important Lines of Latitude Arctic Circle Tropic of Cancer Equator Tropic of Capricorn Antarctic Circle 66° N 23 1/2 ° N 0 ° 23 1/2 ° S 66° S
Solstice & Equinox • Rotation • Spin of Earth on its Axis • 1 Rotation = 1 Day • 23 ½ ° • Distribution of heat • Longer growing seasons • Tilt: • Revolution • Movement of Earth around the sun • 1 Revolution = 365 ¼ Days • Seasons • Marked by Solstice & Equinox • N & S Hemisphere Difference
What Affects Climate? • Latitude • Landforms (location, size, etc.) • Elevation • Proximity to large bodies of water • Water heats and cools slower than does land • Milder climates near large bodies of water • More extreme climates away from large bodies of water (continental climate) • Wind and Currents
Latitude, latitude, latitude • Latitude: The most influential factor that affects climate type. • There are three latitude zones: • Low Latitude- between 23 ½° N and 23 ½ ° S • Mid Latitude- between 23 ½ °N and 66 ° N AND 23 ½ ° S and 66 ° S • High Latitude- Poles; above 66 ° N AND below 66 ° S
Climate Zones Based on Latitude High Latitudes Arctic Circle Tropic of Cancer Equator Tropic of Capricorn Antarctic Circle 66 ½° N Middle Latitudes Middle Latitudes 23 ½ ° N Low Latitudes 0 ° Low Latitudes 23 ½ ° S Middle Latitudes Middle Latitudes 66 ½° S High Latitudes