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Geography Chapter 2
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The elements of weather. Factors influencing the temperature of locations The climate types and where they are experienced
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variable weather and changing climate
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climate and weather
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Geography Chapter 2
Weather
The condition of the atmosphere
At a particular place
particular time
Atmosphere is a layer of air surrounding the earth
Affects how we live from day to day
Describing weather
Sunny
Hot
Windy
Cloudy
Rainy
Snowy
Climate
The average condition of the atmosphere
over a long period of time
usually over 30 years
Describing climate
Warm, dry summers
Cold, dark winters
Hot & dry all year around
Elements of weather
Temperature
Degree of hotness or coldness of a place
determined by energy from the sun
Measured in Celsius, Fahrenheit & Kelvin scales
High temperature
ABOVE 20 degrees
Low temperature
BELOW 10 degrees
Factors influencing temperature of locations
Latitude
The distance between any point of earth
Measured north or south from the equator
Imaginary horizontal lines
Running from east to west around the earth
Affects temperature
Temperature differ between places at lower latitudes and higher latitudes because sun's ray strike at various part of the world at different angles
Altitude
Distance from sea
Maritime effect
Continental effect
Cloud cover
Relative humidity
The ratio between the actual amount of water vapour present in a mass of air
Measured using a psychrometer
Formula : RH = Atual amount of water vapour in the air (g/m3) / maximum amount of water vapour the air can hold (g/m3) X 100
Clouds
Rainfall
Conventional rainfall
Relief rainfall
Occurs when moist and warm air is forced to rise over landforms such as mountain range
Air pressure
Wind
Land breeze
NIGHT
Sea breeze
DAY
Monsoon winds
Southwest Monsoon
Northeast Monsoon
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