Sample Climate Notes WEATHER CLIMATE Short term description of temperature Weather averaged over a long period of and precipitation time Climate Zones Tropical Dry Temperate Continental Polar Hot year Very little Warm Warm, humid Short, chilly, Temperature round precipitation summers summers rainy summer depends on elevation Frequent rains Little plant Cool rest of Cold, snowy Long, cold, Higher you life year, mild winters snowy go, the colder winters Wide swings Long periods Precipitation Air is thinner in of rain spread at higher temperature through the altitudes year evenly Example Example Example Example Example Example Factors that Influence Climate Altitude Latitude Topography Oceans and Lakes Earth’s Winds
Sample Climate Notes WEATHER CLIMATE Short term description of temperature and precipitation Weather averaged over a long period of time Climate Zones Tropical Dry Temperate Continental Polar Hot year round Very little precipitation Warm summers Warm, humid summers Short, chilly, rainy summer Temperature depends on elevation Frequent rains Little plant life Cool rest of year, mild Cold, snowy winters Long, cold, snowy winters Higher you go, the colder Wide swings in temperature Long periods of rain Precipitation spread through the year evenly Air is thinner at higher altitudes Example Example Example Example Example Example Factors that Influence Climate Altitude Latitude Topography Oceans and Lakes Earth’s Winds
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