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a climate may be described in terms of constant seasonal tempratures, precipitation, wind direction and speeds, nature and extent of cloud cover
BASICALLY: Weather of a place over an extended period of time |
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| Acronymn for factors affecting climate control? |
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L.A.C.E.M.O.P.S.
Latitude, Air Masses, Continental Locations, Elevation, Mountain Barriers/ Orographic Precipitation, Ocean Current, Storms |
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| What does 'L' stand for in L.A.C.E.M.O.P.S? |
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| Tropic of Cancer's degrees? |
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PDHD, ha ha, NO.
0' Latitude |
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| Tropic of Capricorn's degrees? |
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| Antarctic Circle's degrees? |
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Higher Latitude means it's colder. Lower, it's warmer because the sun hits the Equator all the time.
Just think opposite of the thermometer, for Latitude tempratures. |
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| Common Climate region along 30 degree line? |
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Tropical
(Hence, -Tropic- of Cancer, -Tropic- of Capricorn) |
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| Along the equator in South America, Africa, and SE Asia you'll find the world's largest... |
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| A large homogeneous body of air that has almost uniform conditions of temperature, and humidity |
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| Fronts occur when opposite air masses clash |
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Polar (Cold)
Continental (over land: dry)
Tropical (warm/hot)
Maritime (over sea/wet) |
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| Freebie: Examples of Combined Air Masses |
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Polar Martime-(Cold & Wet)
Tropical Continental-(Warm & Dry) |
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| How close to or far away from a large body of water a place is located |
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| Farther away a city is from a large body of water, the more extreme range of temp. |
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| The temp drops 3-3 1/2 degrees every 1000 ft. you go up in elevation |
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| Mountain Barriers/Orographic Precipitation |
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| River-like streams that redistribute warm and cold water |
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| Pressure Cells and Wind Belts |
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| Prevailing Winds go from hi to low |
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| windless belt of the Equator |
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| an occurance of sever weather indicating a disturbed state of the atmosphere that arises from uplifted air |
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