1. Chapter 3 Physical Geography: Climate and Vegetation

2. Overview/ generalization about Chapter 3…

3. What is the difference between weather and climate?

4. Weather is…

5. Climate is…

6. 2. Daily weather is the result of many factors, including…

7. solar energy, cloud cover,

8. landforms, bodies of water

9. and air movement

10. Types of precipitation

11. Orographic
Orographic rain occurs when Air moves from low altitude to higher altitude creating humidity, clouds and eventually precipitation. (mountainous areas)

12. Orographic Cloud

13. Convection
Rising heated water vapor that forms clouds and causes heated air to rise even higher.

15. RAIN SHADOW
A rain shadow is a dry area on the leeward side of a mountainous area. The mountains block the rain from the windward side of the mountain. Creates a “shadow” of dryness.

16. RAIN SHADOW
LEEWARD
WINDWARD

17. El Niño
El Niño is an abnormal warming of surface ocean waters in the eastern tropical Pacific
Causes increased rain in the Southern United States and Peru as well as droughts in western Pacific countries like Indonesia

18. El Niño

19. Abnormal Cooling of the Pacific
La Niña
Abnormal Cooling of the Pacific
During a La Niña year, winter temperatures are warmer than normal in the Southeast Asia and cooler than normal in the Northwest United States
Causes summer droughts in the southern United States

20. La Niña
Normal

21. Types of extreme weather include…
hurricanes

22. tornadoes

23. Tornado Alley

24. blizzards

25. droughts

26. floods

27. Section 2: Climate
1. Four major factors influence the climate of a region. They are…

28. wind and ocean currents

29. latitude

30. altitude/ elevation

31. and topography

32. 2. Climates change…

33. 3. Some climate changes are… natural while others result from human activities