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5 MAIN FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE CLIMATE
• Latitude• Mountain and Elevation• Water bodies• Moving air• Ocean Currents
WATER BODIES
• Moderating effect on land temperature
• Maritime climate: high levels of precipitation; warm summers and cool winters
• Continental climate: drier; hot summers and cold winters
WHICH CITY WOULD BE CONSIDERED TO BE IN A MARITIME CLIMATE?
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Temperature
3 5 6 9 12 15 17 17 14 10 6 4
Precipitation
154 115 101 60 52 45 32 41 67 114 150 182
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Temperature
-19 -16 -8 3 11 17 20 18 12 6 -5 -14
Precipitation
21 18 23 39 66 80 76 76 53 31 25 19
OCEAN CURRENTS
• Currents of warm water flow away from the equator along land and cold currents flow back towards the equator• Temperature of the currents
affects the temperature of the air
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuGrBhK2c7U
MOVING AIR: AIR MASSES
• Air mass is a large volume of air with climate conditions of the area it formed
• Different air pressures are created when earth is heated to different temperatures•Creates areas of high and low pressure
5 MAIN FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE CLIMATE
• Latitude• Mountain and Elevation• Water bodies• Moving air• Ocean Currents
DOES ANYTHING ELSE INFLUENCE CLIMATE?
HUMANS
• Climate change from anthropogenic forces (humans)
• Warming temperatures, rising sea levels, less ice coverage from increased greenhouse gas effect • Higher levels of CO2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHrFBOUl6-8