1. Landforms E4.3F - Describe how landforms affect the formation of clouds and precipitation.

2. Landforms Three basic types Plains Plateaus Mountains

3. Plains Large, relatively flat areas Two types Coastal- Interior (lowlands) (Great Plains)

4. Plateaus Flat, raised areas that have been uplifted by forces within Earth Rise steeply from the land around them

5. Mountains High, steep peaks Four types Folded Upwarped Fault-Block Volcanic

6. Four types of mountains

7. Folded Mountains

8. Upwarped Mountains

9. Fault-Block Mountains

10. Volcanic Mountains

11. Major US Landforms

12. Climate Average weather conditions over many years Includes temperature, precipitation, air pressure, humidity, days of sunshine Affected by latitude, topography, location of lakes and oceans, wind patterns, ocean currents

13. Latitude Affects climate Determines how much sunlight an area receives and at what angle Polar Zone Temperate Zone Tropics Temperate Zone Polar Zone

14. US Climate Zones

15. Topography Topography is the surface features of the earth. Includes Large bodies of water Mountains Large cities

16. Topography - Water Coastal regions have warmer winters and cooler summers. Ocean currents affect coastal climates. Coastal areas also have more moisture. Causes “lake effect”

17. Topography - Mountains Mountains have cooler climates Less air molecules to hold heat at high elevations Rain shadows form

18. Topography – Large Cities Radiation is absorbed by streets, parking lots and buildings and radiated back into the atmosphere Pollution traps heat in a “heat sink” Skyscrapers can act like mountains and create rain shadows