Is the weather of a specific region averaged over a long periodof time.
Climate
Refers to short term atmospheric conditions.
Weather
A Russian-German geographer, meteorologist, climatologist and botanist.
Identified Broad Climate Regions and classifications of climates.
Wladimir Koppen
3 classifications of Climates
- Temperature
- Precipitation
3.Vegetation
Measurement of how hot or cold a certain place is
Temperature
Refers to all forms of liquid or solid water partcles that form in the atmosphere and then fal to the earth’s surface
Precipitation
A general term for the plant life of a region
Vegetation
6 Main Climate Regions
- Tropical Rainy
- Dry
- Temperate Marine
- Temperate Continental
- Polar
- Highlands
Constant high temperatures
Found in low-lying lands near equator
Tropical Rainy
2 types of Tropical Rainy
- Tropical wet
-Hot/Humid
-Many Rainy Days - Tropical wet-&-dry
-Has a wet and dry season
-Less rain forest
Covers 30% of Earth’s land area
Makesup the largest climactic zone
Precipitation is low and Vegetation is rare
Dry Climate
2 types of Dry Climate
- Arid
-Deserts
-Little precipitation
-Hot, sandy or rocky - Semi Arid
-Dry but receives precipitation (yearly)
-Gets enough rainfall for short grasses and bushes to grow
Have mild temperatures
Not tooo cold or too hot
Humid
Have mild winters
Temperate Marine
3 types of Temperate Marine
- Mediterranean
-Coastal climate that is drier and warmer than West Coast Marine - Humid Sub - tropical
-Warm/Humid summers and cool winters - Marine West Coast
-Mild winters and cool summers
Only found on continents in the Northern Hemisphere
Some of parts are near at the arctic circle
Temperate Continental
2 types of Temperate Continental
- Humid Continental
-Hot, humid summers and cold winters with moderate precipitation year round - Sub - arctic
-Short, cool summers and long, cold winters with light precipitation
Coldest Climate
Avg. temps below 50F in warmest month
Polar Climate
2 types of Polar Climate
- Tundra
-Stretches from nothern Alaska, Canada and Russia
-Short cool summers, bitterly cold winters - Permafrost
-Permanently frozen land, water cannot drain away so the soil is wet and boggy in summer
-No trees grow, but moss/grass/shrubs grow
Cooler and Wetter than nearby lowlands.
Temp decreases with altitude
Short summers, long, severe winters
Highlands Climate
3 factors that affect the climate of an area
- Latitude
- Altitude
- Bodies of Water
It is the distance (in degrees) to the North and South from the Equator
It is an — that is parallel to the equator
Latitude
Imaginary Line
The Sunrays hit the Earth at this angle
Curved
As the latitude increases, temperature —
decreases
The air temperature decreases as the altitude —
increases
