• Climate-is the average weather of an area over a long period of time, such as 25-30 years.

• **Daily reports on TV and radio are weather reports not climate reports.

HUMID SUBTROPICAL CLIMATE

• Weather-measures the current conditions of the atmosphere: temperature, precipitation, and wind.

http://www.meteorologyclimate.com/Climate.htm

Weather or Climate?

Weather or Climate?

Weather or Climate?

Weather or Climate?

Louisiana’s climate affected by:

1. Gulf of Mexico

2. Its distance from the equator

3. Its position on the North American continent

• North Louisiana has the highest temperature in the state. South Louisiana benefits from the cooling effect of the Gulf of Mexico.

• Any form of water – liquid or solid – that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground.

• Rain is the most frequent type of precipitation found in Louisiana.

• Tornado-a dangerous windstorm characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud; wind speeds which move counterclockwise around a low pressure center, may reach speeds as high as 300 mph.

• Hurricane-a severe windstorm that originates over tropical ocean waters and whose wind speeds are at least 74 mph; hurricane winds rotate around an eye and get their energy from warm, moist air.

• Growing season-the number of days between the last killing frost in spring and the first killing frost in the fall.

Early finishers

One partner-List 3 major cities and three small towns in Louisiana. You list can be in random order. Now help your partner with his/her part of the assignment.

The other partner-List some things you could do and/or see in these six places.

First partner-List the highways you would take to go to these places if you traveled in the order you listed them.

Together-Your car gets 20 mpg., rooms cost you $75.00 per night, food costs you $100.00 per day, and recreation costs you $150.00 per day. How much money would you have spent on your visit of these six places? USE THE HIGHWAYS MAP IN YOUR BOOK.