Climate
Climate
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Climate is the average of weather conditions over time.
Climate is the average of weather conditions over time.
It is how we can state generals about locations:
Florida is warm.
Indiana has cold winters.
It rains often in Seattle.
There are 6 major climate types/zones in the United States, as seen in the map above. The map is missing the Polar climate found in Alaska!
Based on the map above what climate zone do we live in?
Based on the map above what climate zone do we live in?
Moist Subtropical Mid-latitude climate (C-medium green)!
Climate is impacted by:
Climate is impacted by:
Location
Location
Latitude & Longitude
Currents
Currents
Wind and Ocean movement
Elevation
Elevation
Distance above/below Sea Level
Main components of Climate:
Main components of Climate:
Mean Temperature
Mean Temperature
The average temperature over the course of a year.
Look at Climate Change!
Look at Climate Change!
Click the image to compare temperature and precipitation over the past 150 years.
Check out other ways to divide Earth
Check out other ways to divide Earth
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