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Climate Factors (Ocean Currents ((image), I chose PEI, Newfoundland and…
Climate Factors
Ocean Currents
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I chose PEI, Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia because in the Atlantic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean have the biggest ocean currents and PEI, Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia are on the Atlantic side.
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90 percent of ocean currents are cold deep water currents which begin in the polar region and bring cool water towards the equator. 10 percent of ocean currents are warm surface currents that begin in the tropics and bring warm water into cooler regions. These currents either warm or cool the climates of the land that is nearby
Bodies of Water
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Bodies of water will heat up or cool down the land that is around them. This helps regulate the climate and temperatures of the land around them from becoming too hot or cold Bodies of water will change what the air will feel like. In the winter months the heat from the water will help warm up the air above it which then will blow towards the land and help with the climate and how cold it will get. Bodies of water can also cause rain or snow because of its moisture it carry's and blows over the land. A climate of a place that is near large bodies of water can have more rain or snow because of the moisture in the air.
I chose Ontario because if you start heading up north from Aurora there are hundreds of different bodies of water from big too small.
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Relief
I chose relief for BC because in Canada that’s is where there mostly like to use Relief because in BC the is thousands of mountains and the use Relief on different mountains to determine the lowest point of the mountain and highest tippy top of the mountain.
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Relief is the difference in the height between the highest point and lowest of an area. If we use a mountain as an example the climate can be different on either side depending on which way the mountainside is facing. On the one side of the mountain facing the winds, it is known as the windward side and will receive more rain because there is much higher precipitation. On the other side of the mountain known as the leeward which is away from the winds and less precipitation, the air will warm as it descends down the mountain where the climate is drier going down. Climate will be affected depending on the area and the slope of it
Elevation
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I chose BC because there because mountains n BC and un even ground level. Its above level and if you are above sea level it will be colder than when on see level.
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Elevation affects the local climate. The higher up you are the cooler the temperature becomes.
The temperature becomes cooler because of how dense the air is. The molecules are further from each other because there is less gravity to keep them together therefore the air becomes cooler and the climate will be more cold then hot.
Latitude
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I chose Ontario because after some research its between Ontario and Quebec to the closest to the latitude line.
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Latitude is how far north or south a place is from the equator and is measured in degrees. The closer a place is to the equator the climate will be hotter because it receives more direct energy and heat from the sun. A place that is further from the equator won't be as hot because the energy is spread across a larger area. The equator is measured at zero degrees and the energy from the sun will directly impact the climate to those places closest to it, for example, Brazil sits close to the equator and has hotter temperatures throughout the year
Air Masses /Wind
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The Prairies are vast and wide open which means warm air travels easily up from the South in the summer causing rain when it meets colder air and cold air travels easily down from the arctic in the winter bring cold temperatures and lots of dry air which means less precipitation in the winter.
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All Warm air comes from the equator. All Cold Air comes from the poles. All gets mixed up because the earth is spinning. Everyday cold and warm air meet in the battle of the AIR MASSES!!!!!!. When cold and warm air meet they form clouds and rain.
The cold air pushes the warm air up which forms cloud and rain.
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