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LAME COWS

Factors Affecting Climate. LAME COWS. The closer you get to the equator , the hotter it gets =. L = Latitude. Gee it's hot in Brazil! The tropics always get my direct rays!. Low Latitude = high Temp Middle Latitudes= seasonal temperature Higher latitudes= lower temperature.

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LAME COWS

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  1. Factors Affecting Climate LAME COWS

  2. The closer you get to the equator, the hotter it gets = L = Latitude Gee it's hot in Brazil! The tropics always get my direct rays! Low Latitude = high Temp Middle Latitudes= seasonal temperature Higher latitudes= lower temperature

  3. Tilt of the earth creates the Seasons June 21, Summer Solstice

  4. Polar air moves towards tropics, tropics move to poles • When two air masses meet= wind, storms, fronts A = Air Mass

  5. Blocks air & moisture windward leeward M = Mountain Barrierthe Orographic Effect Leeward Side Rain Shadow Let’s draw this!

  6. Windward side of the Cascades Leeward side of the Cascades Rain Shadow

  7. The higher you go, the colder and drier it gets • Temperature drops 3.5 degrees per 1,000 feet increase! E = Elevation 75 °at bottom -28° 47° temp at top 3.5° (from formula x 8 (mt. highth) 28°

  8. Location : Center of continent. Not influenced by proximity to water. Water and land heat and cool at different rates which affects temperature and precipitation. C = Continental Location-Continentatlity

  9. When a place is completely surrounded by land. (landlocked) and away from water! St. Louis is hotter than Houston in the Summer Experiment: Bucket of sand vs. a bucket of water. Which one will heat up quicker and will have a higher temperature?

  10. O = Ocean Currents • Warm water moves away from the equator Cold water moves away from the poles Gulf Stream North Atlantic Drift

  11. High pressure is heavy, cold air • Low pressure is light, warm air. • Heat rises- cool falls convection!! • Prevailing winds- consistent pressures and winds W = Winds – pressure and prevailing winds

  12. When air masses hit they create storms. • The type of storm depends on the type of air mass. • Tornadoes - Fujita-Pearson scale- • F0= 40-70mph F5= around 300mph S = Storms

  13. S- Storms. Seasonal storms will greatly influence the climate of a place. Hurricanes- Atlantic O, Gulf of Mexico Typhoons- Pacific O. Cyclones- Indian O. Monsoons- the seasonal shift in winds that affect South Asia.

  14. Arid Climate

  15. Fargo, North Dakota • Paris, France • Calcutta, India • Santiago, Chile • Canberra, Australia Using your textbook what factors contribute to the cities below?

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