What is climate?

CLIMATE-
describes the average
Weather conditions
Over a long span of
Time (typically> 30 years)
But How Can you describe
Climate?
THREE FACTORS
1. Rainfall
2. Average Temperature
3. Temperature Range
How would you
Describe the climate
of Great Neck?
Identify six factors
that affect climate
and explain
how each
affects climate.
 How does latitude
affect climate?
As latitude ________,
increases the average
decreases
annual temperature _________.
Temperature

0° Latitude 90°
 How does closeness to a large
body of water affect climate?
moderates the temperature.
Water __________
Cooler summers. _______
_______ Warmer winters.
Cities A & B are located
at the same latitude.
City B is closer to a large
body of water.

Its temperature line is

flatter (moderated).
 The leeward
sides of the
Adirondacks &
Catskills
receive much
less
precipitation

The windward sides of the

Adirondacks & Catskills
receive a great deal more
precipitation
 How does the
Orographic Effect
affect climate?
cool, moist
Windward Side: ___________
warm, dry
Leeward Side: _____________
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We live in the troposphere.

Temperature decreases
with elevation.
During summer, temperature is strongly controlled by elevation -- cold at the
higher reaches of the Alaska and Brooks Ranges, and warmer in the lowlands.
 How does elevation
affect climate?

increases the average

As elevation _________,
annual temperature __________.
decreases
Temperature

Elevation
How do ocean currents
affect climate?

Warm Currents: warmer climate

Cold Currents: cooler climate
Richmond vs. San
Francisco
Where will deserts be? Where
will wet regions be on Earth?
Knowledge Check:
Answer these questions
1. What is climate
2. How do you describe
Climate
3. Identify the 6 factors
that determine climate