Latin American Climate

Climate Climate is weather conditions over a long period of time Causes Wind and ocean currents Help move heat and cold to different parts of the planet Latitude Places at high latitude get little sunlight during the winter and tend to be very cold Places close to the equator (the tropics) get a lot of sun in both the summer and the winter and tend to be very hot Elevation Temperatures get lower the higher up you get High mountains can also block moisture

Types of Climate Fill out the climate chart using pages 60-63 in your textbook Write a short description of each type of climate in your own words Does not have to be in complete sentences or have proper grammar Make a small picture that will help you remember what the climate is like

Latin American Climates Use your chart and the maps on pages 193 and 194 to answer the following questions What type of climate is there in most of Brazil? What type of climate dominates Uruguay? What type of climate is most common along the equator? What types of climate tend to border deserts? What could you say, overall, about the climate of Mexico? What type of climate dominates the Caribbean islands? Based solely on climate, what country in Latin America would you want to live in? Why?

Precipitation Precipitation – any natural form of falling water droplets (rain, sleet, snow, hail) Use the precipitation map on page 206 to answer the following questions: What type of map is a precipitation map? What areas in South America get the most rain each year? What areas in South America get the least rain each year? How much rainfall does southern Chile get? Use the political map on 193 How much rainfall does northern Chile get? Us the political map on 193