GEOG 1001 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Dew Point, Westerlies, Relative Humidity
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Geography study guide for quiz and exam 2. Latent heat : hidden heat, energy is absorbed. Sensible heat : heat you can feel and results in a change in temperature. North and south facing slopes differ in radiation based on the sun angle. Altitude : high altitudes have a greater daily range and lower average temperature. Cloud cover : clouds cool days and warm nights. Specific heat : the measure of heat energy required to increase the temperature of a unit of a substance by a unit of temperature, water has a higher specific heat than land does. Isotherm : an isocline, a line along which there is a constant value, a line that connects points of equal temperature. Temperature patterns : january: thermal equator moves southward, more pressure over the continents, july: thermal equator moves northward, more pressure over the continents.
