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7 Main Climates
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Junior Certificate Geography Mapa Mental sobre 7 Main Climates, criado por Julian Jimenez O em 24-04-2015.
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7 Main Climates
Hot Climates
Equatorial
Amazon rainforest
Deforestation occurs due to want of timber and use of land.
Savanna
Convectional Rainfall in this climate
Hot Desert
Sahara desert
Nomads live here
Natural Vegetation is the Cactus, thick bark and sharp needles.
Temperate Climates
Mediterranean / Warm temperate oceanic
Found around the Mediterranean basin
About one-third of the world's tourists are attracted to the Mediterranean region.
Cool Temperate Oceanic
Found in western Europe inc. Ireland
The weather conditions here are wet, cool and windy.
Perfect conditions for dairy farming
Cold Climates
Boreal
Long cold winters and short cool to mild summers
Found at latitudes 50-70 degrees North
Tundra
Nomads are people with no permanent abode but move from place to place
Inuits are members of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting areas like northern Canada.
Found around the Arctic Circle
Factors affecting climates
Latitude
Distance from sea or ocean
Ocean currents
Prevailing wind
Aspect
Altitude
The average condition of atmosphere over large area over period of 35 years
Climate Change (change of weather patterns that lasts for an extended period of time)
Causes
Burning fossil fuels which release CO2
Deforestation
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's)
Cows releasing methane
Nitrous oxide
Water vapour (but also combats climate change)
Solutions
Use renewable energy; solar, wind, water, and geothermal energy
Stop using soil fertilizers
Stop usage of (CFC's) found in aerosol propellants and old fridges
Reforestation
Eat less meat as Japanese study showed that 1kg of beef produces 34.6kg of CO2
Consequences
Temperature rise
Ice at poles melts
Higher sea levels
Land flooding
Less food
More natural disasters
Mosquitos start living in more upland areas
Changes in animal migration patterns
More droughts
Weather
The condition of the atmosphere over a small area at a certain time/day to day basis
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