Transcript Weather and Climate - Springburn Academy

Weather and Climate
– an introduction
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Learning objectives
By the end of this cycle you will be able to:
• Give some reasons why geographers study the
weather and climate
• Describe the difference between 'weather' and
'climate‘
• Name the 4 climate zones of study
• Draw a climate graph
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Why do geographers study the weather?
The weather has an impact on many of the things that we do!
Can you explain how the weather affects these people?
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What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is the day to day changes in the atmosphere.
temperature
precipitation
humidity
wind speed
wind direction
cloud cover
air pressure
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sunshine
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What is the difference between weather and climate?
Climate is the overall pattern of weather, usually based
on an average over 30 years.
Click on the buttons to find out about these types of climate.
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World climate zones
The types of climate can be classified into 6 major zones.
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Climates across the world
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Climate graphs
Climate graphs are a way of showing how temperature
and precipitation vary throughout the year for a
particular place.
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How to construct a climate graph…
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How to construct a climate graph…
1. Draw and label the axes (remember you need two
names for the y axis – ‘temperature’ and ‘rainfall’ ).
2. Work out the right scale for each axis (look at your
highest temperature and rainfall figures).
3. Draw the graph using bars for rainfall and a line for
temperature. Remember to plot the temperature points in
the middle of the months on the x axis.
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Plot your own climate graph!
Month
Jan
Fe
Ma
Apr
Ma
Jun
Jul
Aug Sep
Oct
Nov Dec
Rainfall
(mm)
54
40
37
37
46
45
57
59
49
57
64
48
Temp
(0C)
4
5
7
9
12
16
18
17
15
11
8
5
London (Kew)
Use this data to draw a climate graph for London.
Using data from an atlas draw a climate graph for
another place, in the UK or somewhere else in the world.
How does it compare to this climate graph of London?
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UK - interactive climate graph
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Internet links
Forecasts/climatic data
www.worldclimate.com
www.worldweather.org
http://www.met-office.gov.uk/
Hurricane Andrew 1992
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Key Ideas
Geographers study the weather because it has an impact on
people’s daily lives and the activities that they do.
Weather is the day to day changes in the atmosphere.
Climate is the overall pattern of weather, usually based on an
average over 30 years.
The British Isles has a temperate climate. This means that it is
not too hot, not too cold, not too dry and not too wet!
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