Lesson 2- Factors affecting climate
Task 1:
Weather
The average weather conditions of a place taken over a period of time.
Climate
The day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere at a particular place.
Factor 1: Latitude
Task 2:
Which of the flowing statements is true?
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2.
3.
4.
Locations near the Poles are warmer because the sun’s rays are less concentrated here.
Locations near the Equator are colder because the sun’s rays are less concentrated here.
Locations near the Equator are warmer because the sun’s rays are more concentrated here.
Locations near the Poles are colder because the sun’s rays are more concentrated here.
Factor 2. Altitude
What is the prevailing wind?
Factor 2: Wind direction
The prevailing wind is the most frequent wind
direction a location experiences.
In Britain, the prevailing wind is from the South
West, which brings in warm, moist air from the
Atlantic Ocean.
Atlantic Ocean
Task 3.
Answer the following questions:
1. What is the prevailing wind?
2. In Britain, the prevailing wind comes from which direction?
3. This leads to which weather condition?
Factor 3: Altitude
Altitude is the height of land in relation to sea level.
Temperature drops by around 6℃ for every 1000m increase in
height.
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Altitude example: Mt Kilimanjaro
Equator
Task 4: Which of the two following statements are true?
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2.
3.
4.
As altitude increases, the temperature decreases.
As altitude increases, so does the temperature.
Altitude doesn’t make a difference if the location is along the Equator
Altitude can impact the temperatures at the Equator to
be colder.
Factor 4: Distance from Sea
Oceans heat up and cool down much more slowly
than land.
Coastal areas tend to be cooler in summer and
warmer in winter than places inland at the same
latitude and altitude.