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Describing distribution

Describing distribution . Can you see patterns or do they occur randomly? Do they occur on land or in the sea? Which continents can you identify? Are they north or south of the equator? What is the latitude? – degrees north and south of the equator e.g. the tropic of cancer is 23 o north .

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Describing distribution

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  1. Describing distribution • Can you see patterns or do they occur randomly? • Do they occur on land or in the sea? • Which continents can you identify? • Are they north or south of the equator? • What is the latitude? – degrees north and south of the equator e.g. the tropic of cancer is 23o north

  2. Distribution of tropical storms

  3. Use your skills to analyse this photograph Lesson objectives:To describe the characteristics and causes of tropical storms

  4. Characteristics? – what do we already know? • What are typhoons like?

  5. Location • Tropical storms are normally found between the tropics near the Equator. • The formation of tropical storms is not fully known, but scientists do know that they draw their energy from warm seas.

  6. High winds • High Winds : In severe tropical storms the maximum sustained winds can approach 200 km/h with short period gusts closer to 300 km/h. • Such violent winds can devastate natural vegetation and all but the strongest man-made structures.

  7. Flooding • Heavy rainfall is associated with tropical storms. Heavy rainfall actually causes much more damage and deaths than high winds.

  8. Landslides • Landslides are a secondary hazard. Landslides can be triggered when large amounts of rainfall saturate the ground increasing the stress on the slope.

  9. Storm surges •  Tropical storms moving in land can create storm surges and big waves. If tropical storms coincide with spring tides the impacts can be severe

  10. Measuring tropical storms Saffir Simpson Scale Storms below 74mph (119kph) are described as only tropical storms. Anything above this speed is officially a hurricane/cyclone/typhoon.

  11. Weather – some basics • Air PressureSimply the weight of air pressing down onto the surface of the earth. • When air is warm it normally rises and creates an area of low pressure. When it is cool it sinks and creates an area of high pressure. • Pressure is measured on a barometer. It is normally measured in millibars (mb).

  12. Wind • Wind is created by air moving from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. • This can happen on a local scale or on a global scale

  13. Formation of tropical storms • http://ih-igcse-geography.wikispaces.com/3.2+Characteristics%2C+distribution+and+causes+of+tropical+storms

  14. Questions • Why do hurricanes / typhoons / cyclones form close to the equator? • Why are there strong winds during a typhoon? • Why is there heavy rain during a typhoon?

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