1. Bismarck

2. The Factors that Affect Climate ©Mark Place, 2007-2008

3. Identify five factors
that affect climate
and explain
how each
effects climate.

4. 1 - Latitude

5. How does latitude affect climate? annual temperature _________.
As latitude ________, the average
annual temperature _________.
increases
decreases
Temperature
0° Latitude °

6. 2 - Coastal vs. Continental areas

8. Water __________ the temperature. _______ summers. _______ winters.
How does closeness to a large
body of water affect climate?
Water __________ the temperature.
_______ summers. _______ winters.
moderates
Cooler
Warmer
Cities A & B are located
at the same latitude.
Smaller RANGE of temps.
City B is closer to a large body of water.
Its temperature line is flatter (more even).

9. 3 - Orographic Uplift

10. Windward Side: ___________ Leeward Side: _____________
How does the
Orographic Effect
affect climate?
Windward Side: ___________
Leeward Side: _____________
cool, moist (humid)
warm, dry (arid)

11. Orographic Uplift
When most people think about the Pacific Northwest, they immediately think non-stop rain. While Seattle and the rest of the Puget Sound certainly live up to this expectation, life is much different on the other side of the Cascades. Living in the Yakima Valley or the Columbia Basin is just like living in any of the desert areas of California, Nevada, or Utah.

13. The leeward sides of the Adirondacks & Catskills receive much less precipitation
The windward sides of the Adirondacks & Catskills receive a great deal more precipitation

15. 4 - Elevation

16. We live in the troposphere. Temperature decreases
Elevation
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We live in the troposphere. Temperature decreases
with elevation.

17. During summer, temperature is strongly controlled by elevation -- cold at the higher reaches of the Alaska and Brooks Ranges, and warmer in the lowlands.

18. As elevation _________, the average annual temperature __________.
How does elevation
affect climate?
As elevation _________, the average
annual temperature __________.
increases
decreases
Temperature
Elevation

19. 5 - Ocean Currents

20. The Gulf Stream

21. California Current

22. Warm Currents: warmer climate Cold Currents: cooler climate
How do ocean currents
affect climate?
Warm Currents: warmer climate
Cold Currents: cooler climate