1. Weather vs. Climate 2. Weather • Over a short period of time 3. Climate • Occur over a long period of time 4. Climate Zones • The earth in divided into 6 climate…

1.Climate TermsClimate Terms 2. Factors Affecting ClimateFactors Affecting Climate A. Low Latitudes (30° S. to 30° N) B. High Latitudes (60-90° N, 60-90° S.) C. Arctic…

1.Climates and Climate Classification2. Climate• Climate is weather over time• Climatology is the study of climate• Climatic regions are areas withsimilar weather statistics…

1.World Climate 21.22. Köppen Climate classification SystemA system for classifying climates that is based on mean monthly and annual values of temperature and precipitation.3.…

1.  2. Mrs.Gillard Mam 3. CLIMATE  4. What is climate Climate refers to the sum total of weather conditions and variation over a large area for a long period of time…

1.Prentice Hall EARTH SCIENCE Tarbuck Lutgens2. Chapter 21 Climate 3. 21.1Factors That Affect Climate Latitude •As latitude increases, the intensity of solar energy…

Slide 1 Ch. 21 Climate Slide 2 21.1 Factors That Affect Climate Slide 3  Affect the 2 most important elements of climate  Temperature & Precipitation  Latitude…

Slide 1 3-2: World Climates Slide 2 I. Major Climate Zones  As we discussed in our previous section weather and climate are not interchangeable terms.  Climate is the…

Slide 1 Do Now Answer the following questions in your notebook 1.Southeast Asia’s landscape is best described as what? Think about terrain. 2.About how many active volcanoes…

Slide 1 Chapter 23 Mr. Burton Slide 2 Slide 3 Landforms Rivers The Congo Basin is in the center of the region. A basin is a flat region surrounded by higher land. Plateaus…