global climates

Question 1

what is a climate

Answer 1

a climate is the average temperature over the course of years

Question 2

each climate has its own characteristics eg

Answer 2

eg there average temperature, sunshine, levels of percipitation

Question 3

what does latitude mean

Answer 3

measures the distance from the equator

Question 4

what are the three types of climates

Answer 4

-hot
temperate
cold

Question 5

what are the 3 hot climates

Answer 5

equatorial, savanna, and hot desert

Question 6

what are the 2 temperate climates

Answer 6

warm temperate oceanic (meditteranean), cool temperate oceanic

Question 7

what are the 2 cold climates

Answer 7

boreal, tundra

Question 8

where can you find an
equatorial
savanna
hot desrt

Answer 8

north brazil
nigeria
15-30 degrees north/south of the equator

Question 9

temperature for
equatorial
savanna
hot desrt

Answer 9

27’
summer-30’ winter-20’
day-40-45 night 0’

Question 10

percipitation
equatorial
savanna
hotdesert

Answer 10

twice the average of ireland
20mm
less than 250mm

Question 11

location
wto
cto

Answer 11

30-40 degress north&south of the equator

Question 12

temperature
wto
cto

Answer 12

summer-30’ winter-8’
summer-6-14’ winter-below 0’

Question 13

percipitation
wto
cto

Answer 13

400mm
800-2000

Question 14

vegetation
wto
cto

Answer 14

evergreen trees
decidious trees

Question 15

vegetation
equatorial
savanna
hot desert

Answer 15

rainforest
grassland
cacti

Question 16

location
boreal
tundra

Answer 16

stretches across northern hemisphere
north and south poles

Question 17

temperature
boreal
tundra

Answer 17

summer-16’ winter- -29’
summer-4 winter- -35’

Question 18

precipitation
boreal
tundra

Answer 18

rain+snow less than 400mm
rain+snow 250mm

Question 19

vegetation
boreal
tundra

Answer 19

coniferous trees eg spruce
moss

Question 20

what is irelands climate

Answer 20

cool temperate oceanic

Question 21

what four factors affect irelands climate

Answer 21

1.distance from seas and oceans
2.latitude
3.prevailing winds
4.altitude&aspect

Question 22

what is the main influence on irelands climate

Answer 22

atlantic ocean and the north atlantic current/drift

Question 23

what is the north atlantic current

Answer 23

a gulf stream that flows from mexico to NW europe, the water at the gulf of mexico is heated by warm water from the equator as it travels NW europe

Question 24

what happens to the sea in summer and winter

Answer 24

the sea heats up in summer and cools down in winter-irish coastal areas dont get hot in summer nor cold in winter

Question 25

what do sun rays do

Answer 25

the suns rays are parallel, they carry equal amounts of heat before reaching earth,they concentrate on small areas and give off great heat, the atmosphere absorbs the heat from the suns rays, places far from the eqautor dont get as much heat

Question 26

what are prevailling winds

Answer 26

winds that blow most regularly over an area, they are namedafter whivh direction they blow in eg:south-westerly winds.

Question 27

what does altitude mean

Answer 27

height above sea level

Question 28

decrease in temperature is called

Answer 28

lapse rate

Question 29

what is irelands landscape

Answer 29

flatland

Question 30

increased altitude means increased

Answer 30

rainfall