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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

Moving air causes wind•High and low pressure belts create pattern of prevailing winds

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