Natural Factors/Processes
Altitude
High elevations are ideal in order to grow coffee
Climate
Coffee plants require specific needs in order for them to grow
Distribution of Solar Energy
Mountain grown coffee advertisements date back to more than 50 years
Solar radiation more diffuse at high latitudes
Coffee plants are only capable of growing in tropic regions since there is a lot of heat
Coffee beans require water which is what the tropical rain forests provide for the amount of heat that is situated in these areas
Angle of Incidence
Coffee plants will freeze if it is grown in a cold place
A lot of heat
High elevation where heat could hit the plants faster
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Countries have different altitudes
Very high Altitude
Ethiopia, Colombia, Kenya, Guatemala, Sulawesi, Papua New Guinea
High Altitude
Costa Rica, Java Sumatra, Nicaragua, Mexico Altura
Medium Altitude
Brazil Bourbon Santos
Ethiopia is dominated by the highlands which is great to produce that high quality coffee
Ethiopia is close to the equator therefore compared to countries like new Zealand and USA which is quite far from the equator it generates more heat than countries such as these, therefore appropriate for the growing of coffee
Lettuce leaves change when grown at higher altitudes
The change in altitude might have the same reaction for coffee
Still unknown if the temperature is what causes the coffee to be of good quality
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Coffee Producers assume it makes the coffee taste richer/better
Zones that have high levels of insolation
They shift between the northern and southern hemisphere each year depending on levels of insolation
The season, summer is where the shift is taken place between the southerns and northern hemisphere as that is when the insolation levels are highest
The Inter tropical Convergence Zone, known by sailors as the doldrums or the calms because of its monotonous, windless weather, is the area where the northeast and southeast trade winds converge.
Where the wind pushes the insolation between the southern and northern hemisphere
When summer is in New Zealand the insolation has shifted into the southern hemisphere where as Canada on the other hand has lower insolation energy than New Zealand
ITCZ
Climate Process Diagram
4.Evaporation
- Global Patterns
- Angle of incidence
- Natural interactions
2.Insolation
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- High temperature
When the sun is located directly over the horizon, the incoming insolation strikes the surface of the Earth.
Angle of incidence is the angle of sun rays hitting the earth.
The intensity of solar radiation.
Solar radiation that reaches the Earth's surface.
harsh growing conditions slow the bean’s maturation process and provide time for complex flavour to develop
fast drainage down the mountain reduces the amount of water the coffee plants can soak up and, in turn, how fat their cherries can become
Altitude can affect the amount of rainfall a location receives because high elevation forces clouds to condense and release rain. Therefore in places of high elevation, such as Colombia, we also see high levels of precipitation.
- High Rainfall
The most significant natural factor is equator, which is the result of climatic processes creating high temperatures and levels of rainfall in the tropical regions - between the latitudes of 23° North and 23° South of the changed. Other natural factors include the quality of soil and the world.
It is these climate factors which means that coffee plants can only be cultivated in the tropical regions, in what is known as the bean belt. All climatic of the world that have land inside the bean belt grow coffee, whereas no countries outside of this zone produce the popular bean.
The global regions of coffee growing we see around the world is the result of a number of both cultural and altitude/elevation factors. These factors interact to produce our spatial pattern, however some are more significant than others. This pattern furthermore, has developed and colonisation over time.
The more insolation, the higher the temperature.
Insolation is correlated with the angle of incidence, the greater the angle of incidence is the higher the insolation value.
High temperatures are what give coffee that nice flavour and aroma because it releases a lot of vapour which enhances your perception of aromas.
Coffee needs high temperatures in order for the plants to grow, low temperatures can bring frost which the plant is not adapted to.
Evaporation is considered an important process in the water cycle.
When water is heated the molecules in the water begin to rise up and transform into a gas called steam
As the steam rises to the sky it begins to condensate and form clouds
When warm air comes into contact with a
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5.Cloud formation
When steam condenses it turns into little water droplets
When clouds form they hold water until it turns into liquid from the vapor held in the clouds
When water becomes too heavy for a cloud to hold it will eventually start raining
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As temperature increases so does evaporation, because the capacity of moisture is heightened as the temperature is increased.
Coffee requires an average of 20 - 27°C in order for the coffee the plant to grow.
High rainfall is causes by the evaporation from the water which forms clouds that create a lot of pressure.
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