Identify five factors
that affect climate
and explain
how each
affects climate.
How does latitude
affect climate?
Temperature
As latitude ________,
increases the average
decreases
annual temperature _________.
0°
Latitude
90°
How does closeness to a large
body of water affect climate?
moderates the temperature.
Water __________
Cooler summers. _______
Warmer winters.
_______
Cities A & B are located
at the same latitude.
City B is closer to a large
body of water.
Its temperature line is
flatter (moderated).
How does the
Orographic Effect
affect climate?
cool, moist
Windward Side: ___________
warm, dry
Leeward Side: _____________
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We live in the troposphere.
Temperature decreases
with elevation.
How does elevation
affect climate?
Temperature
increases the average
As elevation _________,
annual temperature __________.
decreases
Elevation
How do ocean currents
affect climate?
Warm Currents: warmer climate
Cold Currents: cooler climate
Observation: predictable patterns of ecosystem
distribution across Earth
Plate 1
CLIMOGRAPHS
• One of the best and easiest ways to
describe the climate is to use a
climograph. Although a climograph does
not provide complete climate information,
it does portray two of the most important
elements of climate -- precipitation and
temperature.