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climate factors mind map - Coggle Diagram
climate factors mind map
Latitude
In areas of higher latitude sun rays or more spread out and less concentrated
Unlike at 0 degrees, sun rays are very concentrated.
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Latitude describes how far north or south a place is from the equator. it is measured in degrees. the places closest to the equator is hot while the places far from the equator is cold.
Bodies of water
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Bodies of water take a long time to heat up or cool down compared to land around them. This helps keep the temperature of the land nearby from becoming too extreme. In winter, the heat from the bodies of water warms the air above it. Large lakes and oceans take a long time to heap up or cool down. Water is very good at retaining heat. All summer long lakes absorb heat from the sun and then in water that heat can effect the land nearby.
Elevation
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Elevation affects the local climate As elevation increases,t temperatures become cooler. This has to do with the density of the air, or how close or how far apart air molecules are from each other. Air molecules are held together by gravity. The higher elevations, air molecules are further apart. Air density affects temperature. Air at a high elevation. Is less dense so I cannot hold heat, air at low elevations is super dense so it can hold heat.
Wind and air masses
This impacts the climate because air masses bring warm, wet weather, which affects land.
The wind is the movement of air and air masses are a large body with similar temperatures.
The air at the Equator is hot and the air at the equator is cold, when warm air rises cold air rushes in to fill the space. We call this wind, In Ontario our prevailing winds come from the WEST!!!!
Air masses are Large bodies of air, warm masses from the equator. Cold masses from the poles and air masses over water tend to be warmer and wetter.
When cold and warm air meet, the warm air is forced up the cold air rushes to fill the space the warm air condenses then rains, and the earth's rotation causes air masses to spin. Because the Equator is moving faster than any other part of the planet. If the air is moving north away from the equator it will veer to the east because it travels slightly faster than the earth beneath it. So hurricanes or storm systems in the northern hemisphere usually spin counterclockwise.
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Relief
Places of high relief can have a big difference in precipitation. Mountain ranges can form a barrier that forces wind to rise and when warm air is forced to rise it will cool, condense, and cause precipitation.
If you were on the west coast of mountains close to the ocean on the west side you will have a lot of precipitation. Because there is high relief.
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Ocean currents
Warm or cold currents affect the atmosphere and land around it, if a location is near a warm current they will enjoy.
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In oceans, there are massive flows of water called ocean currents. 90% of ocean currents are cold-deep water currents. Cold currents beginning the polar regions and bring cold water to the equator meanwhile warm water starts at the equator and brings warm water to polar regions . The global ocean currents circulate cold water from Antarctica around the world, cold currents keeping the world's oceans at a stable temp, maintains a balance, it's a heat distribution system.
