map skills: weather vs. climate
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Map Skills
Weather vs. Climate
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Weather
● Unpredictable● Changes in air● Takes place over a
short time period
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Climate
● Predictable● Pattern of weather● Over a long time
period
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What Affects Climate?
● Amount of Sunlight○ The more direct sunlight an area receives, the
warmer it will generally be● Wind
○ Wind brings weather changes in quickly, but they can leave just as quickly
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What Affects Climate?
● Ocean Currents○ Affects the amount of rainfall that an area receives
● Landforms○ Allows (or prevents) weather patterns from forming
over an area● People
○ Produce human-made landforms (like skyscrapers)○ Produce human-made weather categories (like smog)