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Factors that determine an area's climate - Coggle Diagram
Factors that determine an area's climate
winds
local winds
sea breeze
land breeze
mountains
global winds
convection currents: causes wind north-south/south-north
polar cells: 60-90 degrees
ferrel cells: 30-60 degrees
Hartley Cells: 0-30 degrees
Coriolis Effect: swerve of global winds east and west due to the spin of Earth
equatorial winds: hot
polar winds: cold
oceanic winds: humid
continental wind: dry
placement
elevation
troposphere gets colder as you go up
higher elevation> atmosphere is less dense
latitude
latitude gradient: areas near the equator have a hotter climate
temperature
latitude zones: tropical (near the equator), polar (furthest from the equator), and temperate zone(between the equator and poles)
nearby water
ocean currents
water temperature affects air temperature
brings cold water from poles or warm water from equator
distance from large bodies of water
moderate air temperature above bodies of water
water heats/cools 5 times slower than land