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Climate Factors (Relief (image, Location:
The Rain Forest in B.C. is a…
Climate Factors
Relief
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The Rain Forest in B.C. is a perfect example of Relief Precipitation. Warm moist air coming across the Pacific Ocean is forced to rise over the Western Cordillera creating all precipitation in the Great Bear rainforest.
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Relief Precipitation describes the height between the highest point and the lowest point. When something is high relief rains a lot and a place with low relief snows a lot.
Bodies of Water
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A very nearby body of water is the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes affect the whole temperature of Ontario.
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Bodies of water take a long time to heat up or cool down. This helps keep the temperatures of the land nearby from the coming to extreme.
Ocean Currents
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One major example of an ocean current is the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean. Ocean currents can be found on the water surface and deeper down.
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Oceans make up 70 percent of the earth's surface. Within these oceans there are massive flows of water called Ocean currents. 90 percent of ocean currents are in cold-deep waters. The remaining 10 percent is on the warm surface current.
Latitude
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A great example of latitude is Ecuador because Ecuador is on the Equator. Ecuador is affected by latitude because it is affected by Equator. Ecuador is very warm because it is on the equator because it is closest to the sun.
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Latitude describes how far north or south a place is the equator. It is the measure in degrees. The places closest to the equator receives more energy and heat from the sun.
Elevation
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Mount Everest is a perfect example because there is a lot of elevation and there is the most air density in the world.
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Elevation affects local climate. As elevation increases, temperatures become colder. This is because air density.
Air Masses
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All warm air comes from the equator, All Cold air comes from the poles. All of this gets mixed up because earth is spinning. Everyday cold and warm air meet in the battle of the Air Masses!
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Five air masses affect Canada's weather. The continental arctic, maritime arctic, maritime polar, maritime tropical, and continental tropical. Winds carry these great bodies of air across the country.
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