Climate

Question 1

Climate definition

Answer 1

The climate of a place is its average weather taken over many years.

Question 2

Prevailing winds

Answer 2

The prevailing wind is the direction from which the wind usually comes. In Britain the prevailing wind is from the south west.

Question 3

Britains weather and climate

Answer 3

• the British isles have cool summers , mild winters and rainfall throughout the year.
  *summers are cool because Britain is a long way from the equator.
  *winters are mild due to warm winds blowing from the sea.
  *rain falls all year because winds blow from the sea.
  *Britain gets frontal and relief rainfall all year and convectional rainfall in summer.