1. Turn in any “late work” and/ or “makeup work” that you may owe.
Tuesday, September 22
“Latitude and Altitude Influence Climate”
2) Power Point study guide: “Factors That Influence the Climate of the Earth (Part II)”
Turn in any “late work” and/ or “makeup work” that you may owe.

2. Get out a pen or pencil and your “Factors That Influence the Climate of the Earth” study guide from section II of your Notebook and clear everything else off of your desk.

3. Yesterday, we examined how the Earth’s rotation on its axis as it orbited the Sun influenced climate.

4. OTHER FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE CLIMATE
MAIN IDEA: Today, we will identify and examine the other factors that influence the climate of a region. ? ? ?
OTHER FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE CLIMATE ? ? ?

5. DIRECTIONS: Write and circle a #2 at the top
DIRECTIONS: Write and circle a #2 at the top. Complete the following worksheet. Hold onto to it for the time being once completed.

6. DIRECTIONS: Complete the backside of yesterday’s study guide (“Factors That Influence the Climate of the Earth”) using the rest of the Power Point. We will also review the “Latitude and Altitude Influence Climate” activity as we go through the Power Point.

7. OTHER FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE CLIMATE OF A REGION
Latitude: the further away you get from the equator, the colder it gets. Why?
90°N
(High-latitude climate zone)
60°N
(Mid-latitude climate zone)
23.5°N
(Low-latitude climate zone)
23.5°S
(Mid-latitude climate zone)
60°S
(High-latitude climate zone)
90°S

8. As the Earth orbits the sun different regions (latitudes) of the Earth receives more of the sun’s direct rays throughout the year. However, the areas near the equator are never too far from the sun’s direct rays.
Direct Rays
Direct Rays

9. OTHER FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE CLIMATE OF A REGION
Which of the two below locations would you expect to have colder winters?
Paris,
France
Fargo,
North Dakota * *
Line of latitude

10. Using the map below, would the west coast or the east coast of South America have a cooler climate?
Warm ocean currents
Cold ocean currents

11. The warm North Atlantic Current, also known as the North Atlantic Drift, makes population settlement in Europe possible given the region’s far northern location.

12. OTHER FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE CLIMATE OF A REGION
Ocean currents: warm and cold ocean currents circulate around the globe thus transporting warm and cool air temperatures.
Warm ocean currents
Cold ocean currents

13. OTHER FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE CLIMATE OF A REGION
Mt. Kiliminjaro is located nearly right on the equator yet is covered in glaciers year round.
Why?

14. OTHER FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE CLIMATE OF A REGION
Elevation: the earth’s atmosphere gets thinner as altitude increases, so air temperatures decrease with elevation.

15. The temperature at Place A is 40°F. Place B: ??? Place C: ???
Place D: ???
Airplane: ???
20,000 ft.
5000 ft.
4000 ft.
* B
3000 ft.
* C
2000 ft.
* D
1000 ft.
0 ft.
* A

16. The temperature at Place A is 40°F.
20,000 ft.
-20°F
In general, for every 1,000 feet of altitude that one goes up, there is a 3°F drop in temperature
5000 ft.
28°F
4000 ft.
* B
31°F
3000 ft.
* C
34°F
2000 ft.
* D
1000 ft.
40°F
0 ft.
* A

17. OTHER FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE CLIMATE OF A REGION
Winds: Winds help distribute the sun’s heat from one part of the world to another.
Winds
Will discuss this in more detail at a latter date.

18. OTHER FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE CLIMATE OF A REGION
Location on a landmass: the middle of a landmass will generally have hotter summers and cooler winters than areas near the ocean.
Landmasses heat and cool faster than areas near bodies of water; (water heats and cools more slowly).
* Place A
* Place B

19. OTHER FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE CLIMATE OF A REGION
Death Valley, California is not that far from the Pacific Ocean yet it is the driest place in North America. Why?

20. This is also referred to as the “orographic effect”
Rain Shadow: mountains block the inshore movement of moisture from the sea.
This is also referred to as the “orographic effect”

21. Desert Sierra Nevada Mountains moist air Death Valley
The Sierra Nevada Mountains in California creates a “rain shadow” east of the mountains. East of the Sierra Nevada Mountains is a desert region.
Desert
moist air
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Death Valley

22. Tomorrow we will examine the various “types” of climates of the earth. .
Climate Regions of the World

23. If you need makeup work come up and see me.
Place your “Factors That Influence the Climate of the Earth” study guide and the “Latitude and Altitude Influence Climate” worksheet in section II of your Notebook.
If you need makeup work come up and see me.

24. The end

25. Which of the climate regions below can have the least variations in climate throughout the year?

26. Because the areas near the equator are never that far from the direct rays of the Sun throughout the year as the Earth orbits the Sun.

27. Which of the climate regions below can have the least variations in climate throughout the year?
High latitude
60°N
23.5°N
Low latitude
23.5°S
60°S
High latitude

28. OTHER FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE CLIMATE OF A REGION
2) Latitude: the further away you get from the equator, the colder it gets. Why?
(polar climate zone)
(temperate climate zone)
(tropical climate zone)
(temperate climate zone)
(polar climate zone)