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sunlight many species have adapted by developing dense leaf hairs that block out some light This Mexican plush plant glimmers as countless epidermal hairs deflect light away from its leaf su. 5/8/2012. -Read . I:4.1 and I:4.2. --Pages . 112-131. -Complete . the Outline Review Sheet. --I:4.1 . and I:4.2. --Due . Friday 5/11/2012. Climate. What Causes Climate I: 4.1. And. Climate Regions I: 4.2. Factors that influence climate.. 1. Latitude. 2. Distance from sea / ocean. 3. Prevailing winds and air masses. Latitude. Latitude is the distance north or south of the equator.. In general, the further north or south of the equator an area is, the colder it will be.. Click on the image at right to view the video. This is a YouTube video so ask your teacher for assistance.. After you watch the video think about some other misconceptions people may have about the seasons.. 1 Climates First Prosimians Anthropoids Hominids Miocene Climates Current Weather. Finish Ice Core Research. Overview and Historical Perspective . The Pleistocene and . Holocene. Milankovitch Theory. For Next Class: Read Ch. . 9. . (pp. . 299-308. ). Reminder: Exam 2 on . Thomas Gale Moore Senior Fellow Hoover Institution Stanford University Prepared for the conference on: Global Climate Change at Rice University September 6 to 8, 2000 1 It is the best of Climates; It Chapter 3. Seasons. Solstice:. . Marks the longest or shortest day of the year. . Winter solstice: December. Summer Solstice: June. Seasons. Equinox: . Even days of sunlight and darkness. .. Fall: September. Climate Regions of the World . What factors are used to classify climates?. What are the six main climate regions?. The big idea. Scientists classify climates according to two major factors:. Temperature. The intersection of heterogeneity and extremity in contemporary American publics. David Coppini. Dissertation Proposal . Oxford Internet Institute Summer Doctoral Program. Help!. Deliberative Democratic Theory . Tropical climates are somewhat variable . In terms of moisture. In terms of temp on a day-night cycle. And somewhat consistent. In terms of annual temp. In terms of incoming solar radiation. Diurnal compared to annual temperature ranges defines the tropics. vegetation. . Climate . is average of weather conditions for . . . 30 years. . . Climatologists employ many. different tools to organize the . wealth of information about . earth's climates to bring order. The main shapers of climate are temperature, precipitation, and wind.. These factors form global patterns. Temperatures are warmest in and around the tropics and coolest near the poles.. Precipitation is greatest near the Equator.. Global climates and natural vegetation Climate is average of weather conditions for 30+ years Climatologists employ many different tools to organize the wealth of information about Students will construct explanations and design solutions in order to show how atmospheric flow, geographic features, and ocean currents affect the climate of a region through heat transfer, highlighting that sub-systems make up a larger system..