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UNIT 5 – Meteorology Chapter 14
CLIMATE Name:_____________________________ 14.1 What is Climate?
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Climate:
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Normal:
What factors affect climate?
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1.) LATITUDE:
• Tropics:
(zone between Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn)
• Temperate Zones:
(We are here!)
• Polar Zones:
(above Arctic Circle in the Northern Hemisphere, below Antarctic Circle in the Southern Hemisphere)
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2.) TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS: Large bodies of water
Mountain areas
14.2: Climate Classification
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See page 364! 6 Major Categories based on • Called “MACROCLIMATE ZONES”
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MICROCLIMATES: .
– Large areas of one climate type are broken into several smaller “microclimates” – Portions of the Bay Area resemble a “ ” microclimate along with pockets of “
