'I can' checklist for Atmosphere:

• EXPLAIN why there is a net gain of solar energy in the Tropical latitudes and a net loss towards the Poles 

• EXPLAIN factors which affect the amount of sunlight reflected from the earth’s surface

• EXPLAIN, with the use of a diagram, how atmospheric circulation redistributes energy over the globe 

• ACCOUNT FOR the pattern global winds of atmospheric circulation 

• ACCOUNT FOR the pattern of ocean currents shown on a world map

• With reference to the INTER TROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE (ITCZ) and the movement of air masses, ACCOUNT FOR the variations in West African rainfall distribution and the impacts of this.