The day to day conditions.

It is raining outside…The weather conditions

over time.

Cold Winters.

Weather or climate video.

Everest.

The higher the relief, the lower the temperature, about 0.6C for each 100

metres.

Antarctica.

Some surfaces reflect more heat than others.

Ice reflects heat, Earth and Ocean retain heat.

Sea heats up slowly and cools

slowly.

Land heats up quickly and cools

quickly.

In Summer the sea takes longer to heat up, places near the sea will be slightly cooler.

But land heats up quickly, places in the centre of large landmasses will be very warm.

The opposite happens in winter.

FACTORS INFLUENCING CLIMATE

LATITUDE

At the Poles the sun’s rays covered a larger surface area, therefore heating is

less efficient.

At the Equator, the sun’s rays covered a smaller surface area, therefore heating is

more efficient.

At the Equator the sun’s rays also have to travel through less of the Earth’s atmosphere, therefore more heat energy reaches earth.

Also known as the North Atlantic Drift.A current of warm water

that travels from the Gulf of Mexico.

This, along with the prevailing South-

Westerly wind, enables a relatively warmer

climate compared to areas on the same

latitude.