Brainstorm the major concepts/ideas for this Atmosphere unit.

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Brainstorm the major concepts/ideas for this Atmosphere unit

Pressure gradient Low pressure weather systems Lapse rates Impacts on human activity Impacts on the environment Earth’s Heat Budget High pressure systems Tri cellular model Condensation mechanisms (BF, CC) Ocean currents Mechanisms of uplift of air masses Weather characteristics Temperature Air masses Weather in the British Isles Change over time Change across the British Isles

Pressure gradient Low pressure weather systems Lapse rates Impacts on human activity Impacts on the environment Earth’s Heat Budget High pressure systems Tri cellular model Condensation mechanisms (BF, CC) Ocean currents Mechanisms of uplift of air masses Weather characteristics Temperature Air masses Global weather and climate Change over time Change across the globe

Review What do you think of concept maps? How can they be used? Where else could you use them? How?