1. CLIMATE

2. EARTH’S CLIMATES LONG TERM AVERAGE WEATHER CONDITIONS
-DEPENDS ON AVG. TEMP. AND PRECIPITATION
AFFECTED BY:
-LATITUDE
-BODIES OF WATER
-ALTITUDE
-BUILDINGS

3. CLASSIFY CLIMATES
-POLAR (COLD, LITTLE PREC.)
-CONTINENTAL (WARM SUMMERS, COLD WINTERS)
-DRY (HOT SUMMERS, COLD WINTERS, LOW PREC.)
-TROPICAL (WARM, HIGH PREC.)
-MILD (WARM SUMMERS, MILD WINTERS, HUMID)
-MICROCLIMATES (MAJOR CITIES, FORESTS, HILLTOPS)
AFFECTS LIVING THINGS
-ADAPTATIONS
-TYPE OF CROPS
-DESIGN BUILDINGS/HOMES

4. CLIMATE CYCLES LONG-TERM CYCLES -ICE AGES
-COLD PERIODS LASTING UP TO MILLIONS OF YEARS
-1/2 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE ON ICE
-INTERGLACIALS
-WARMER PERIODS DURING ICE AGES
-CAUSES
-CHANGING ORBIT
-CHANGING TILT
-MOVEMENT OF CONTINENTS
-CHANGE IN OCEAN CIRCULATION

6. SHORT-TERM CYCLES
-SEASONS
-EQUINOXES AND SOLSTICES
-EL NINO/ENSO
-ATMOSPHERE AND OCEAN CYCLE THAT CAUSES WEAK TRADE WINDS ALLOW WARM WATER TO MOVE TOWARD S.A.
-LA NINO
-CHANGE THE POSITION OF JET STREAM
-MONSOON
-WIND PATTERN THAT CHANGES DIRECTION DURING CERTAIN SEASONS
-DROUGHT
-BELOW AVERAGE PRECIPIATION DUE TO HEAT WAVES

7. CLIMATE CHANGE INCREASE GREENHOUSE GASES  WARMER TEMPS.
-BURING FOSSIL FUELS, DEFORESTATION, VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS, FOREST FIRES, CELLULAR RESPIRATION
INCREASED RELEASE OF AEROSOLS  COOLER TEMPS.
IMPACTS
-MELT GLACIERS  RISING SEA LEVELS
-HEAT WAVES  DROUGHTS
-STRONGER STORMS FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES
+WARMER TEMPS.  LONGER CROP SEASONS

8. -MONITOR CLIMATE  GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL
HOW TO HELP
-MONITOR CLIMATE  GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL
-REDUCE POLLUTION/GREEN HOUSE GASES  ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES/ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS
-RECYCLE AND CONSERVE ENERGY