Geography of Climate and Weather
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Tropical Forest
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Watch the following video: Learn Biomes / Tropical Forest / Part 1 Learn Biomes / Tropical Forest / Part 2
Climate Zones
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Watch the following videos: Climate Zones Climate Zone
Sunday, October 16, 2016
Tools to Measure Weather
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Watch the following videos: Weather Tools
IGCSE Geography Climate and Weather Exam Revision
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Watch the following videos: IGCSE Geography Weather, Climate and Ecosystems 1/3 IGCSE Geography: Weather, Climate and Ecosystems 2/...
Depressions
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Depressions are areas of low atmospheric pressure which produce cloudy, rainy and windy weather. These low-pressure systems often begin...
Air Pressure
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Air is light but because there is so much of it above us, it exerts a pressure on us. Air pressure is measured by a barometer . The units ...
IGCSE Past Papers
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June 12 Paper 11 QP insert MS Theme 1 Pop growth rates and life expectancy, Named e.g. of internatinal migration, causes Urban lan...
Convectional Rainfall
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Convectional rainfall is associated with warm climates. The sun heats up the ground causing any moisture in the ground or stored on leaves, ...
Frontal Rainfall
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Rain can be created when two air masses meet. If a mass of cold air meets a mass of warm air the two are unable to mix. As the cold air is d...
Relief Rainfall
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The shape of the land is called the relief. When the wind meets an area of highland it is forced to rise. As this air rises it cools and con...
Types of Rainfall
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The type of rainfall a place experiences will be determined by the location and the physical geography of the place.
Interpreting and Describing Climate Graphs
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Look at the general shape of the graph. Does temperature rise and fall suddenly or is it more gentle? Does it change much throughout the ye...
Factors Influencing Climate: Ocean Currents
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Ocean currents can have a dramatic effect on the climate of a location. These currents may bring warmer waters, which will result in a place...
Factors Influencing Climate : Relief
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Relief is the shape of the land, so how mountainous it is. This can affect the temperature as temperatures will face by 1°C for every 100 me...
Factors Influencing Climate: Prevailing Wind
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The prevailing wind is the direction which the wind normally blows from. If it blows over an area of warm land the wind will be warmer, ca...
Factors Influencing Climate: Distance from the Sea
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The sea is not very quick to heat up during the summer as it is such a large volume of water. This means that places near the sea are often ...
Factors Influencing Climate: Latitude
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At the equator the sun is directly overhead. This means that the sun’s rays are more focused, as they only have to heat up a small area of l...
Presenting Weather Data Via Synoptic Chart
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A synoptic chart is any map that summarises atmospheric conditions over a wide area at any given time. They are used to give an overview of ...
Saturday, October 15, 2016
How to Measure Cloud Cover
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Clouds are usually measured on oktas (0 oktas = clear sky, 8 oktas = total coverage). Students can do basic calculations by dividing a mi...
Clouds and Cloud Types
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Clouds are a collection of water droplets or ice crystals. The warmer the air temperature, the more water vapour (gas) that the air can hold...
Weather Maps
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Weather maps can display a whole variety of data. The map below is fairly simple and simply shows: Temperature Wind speed Wind directio...
Climate Graphs
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Climate graphs show the average temperature and rainfall for a city or region over the year. Temperature is always shown in the form of a li...
Cloud Cover
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It is also possible to count day light hours, sunshine hours or cloud cover. To calculate day light hours you need to record the time bet...
Anemometers
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Anemometers measure wind speed. Wind speed is normally measured in mph or kph, but can also be measured in m/s (metres a second). Digi...
Wind Vanes
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Wind vanes are used to check the direction of the wind. Compass points are used to give wind direction. Wind is measured in the direct...
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