Geography - Weather, Climate, Rainfall & Rainfall in SA Flashcards
Weather
The state of the atmosphere at a certain place and time
Climate helps with what
Helps us understand the weather in our parts of the world
Meteorologist
People who study the weather - record weather every day
The recording of weather info helps what
Determine the climate of an area
Climate
Average weather of an area over a long time
Cimate helps farmers how
To decide when to plant certain crops
Elements of weather
- 5 of them
- Rainfall
- Temperature
- Cloud cover
- Wind
- Wind speed
Rainfall
-Another word for it
Precipitation
Rainfall
Formed from water vapour
Snow, rain, hail - formed where
In the sky / air
Dew, frost - formed where
On the ground
Rainfall in SA - decreases where
East to West
Interior of SA
(rainfall of SA)
Receives rain mostly in summer
East coast areas
(rainfall of SA)
Receive rain all year
Western Cape
(rainfall of SA)
Warm, dry summers and cold, wet winters
