defining climate
latitude
the amount of solar radiation revived by any one place varies because earth tilted on its axis and this affects how the suns rays strike the earth surface
Tropics
the area between 23.5 s and 23.5 n of the equator
temperate zone
between 23.5 and 66.5 n and s of the equator
polar zone
located from 66.5 n and s of the equator to the poles
topographic effects
- water heats up and cools down more slowly than land.
- large bodies of water affect the climate of coastal areas
- they have warm winters and cooler summers
Air masses
- two main causes of weather are the movement and interaction of air masses
- depends if they form over l;and or water
- thats whys it rains a lot in Florida and not Tennessee