PPT-What Causes Different Climates?

Map of World Climates What is the difference between climate and weather 1 Climate the average year after year conditions in a particular region 2 Weather the condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and . 3. 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 Francisci. WG.2a. The . low. latitude climates are always . between. the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of . Capricorn. .. The climate is . tropical. , wet, hot and . humid. .. Low Latitude Climates. Subsistence (LDC). Shifting Cultivation. Slash-and-burn. Pastoral nomadism. Intensive wet rice and non-rice dominant. Lots of work. Commercial (MDC). Dairy. Grain. Livestock. Mediterranean. Commercial gardening. 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. 1-. Contoski asserts that global warming is scientifically unproven. . 2-. and that the facts reveal that the earth periodically experiences changing climates. . 3-. Manmade emissions of carbon dioxide were not significant before worldwide industrialization began in the 1940s.. 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. History: . Ancient Greeks used to classify the environment into zones which had different degrees of warmth. This resulted in Aristotle describing the terrain in terms of flora and fauna. . Main characteristics and variables used to define biomes is: . Climatology. is . the study of Earth’s climate and the factors that affect past, present, and future climatic changes.. Climate describes annual variations of temperature, precipitation, wind, and other weather factors.. 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.. To explain the reasons for the climate in certain areas. . To interpret information on a world map.. To understand why places have different climates. Learning Objective. Success Criteria. Can you name the climate zones?.