GEOG 1112 Lecture 4: GEOG 1112 TEST 4 STUDY GUIDE
1 Mar 2017
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Climate controls: latitude, land & water, geographic position & prevailing winds, Mountains & highlands, ocean currents, pressure & wind patterns. * the greatest cause of t differences on the earth"s surface is fluctuations in incoming solar radiation. * these factors change with latitude because the amount of (receipt) solar radiation varies with latitude. * the differential heating of land and water surfaces will greatly affect climates, even at the same latitude. * variations between marine climates and continental climates. * which side of a continent a given location is situated, windward vs. leeward, will affect t . * higher elevations will greatly influence precipitation patterns and type due to orographic. *will alter t "s and precipitation in the coastal areas. * t differences cause pressure differences which cause winds. Ex: itcz (low pressure) in tropics results in increased precipitation, so as the itcz moves, so moves the rain. Changing pressure patterns also establish the monsoon of southern asia.
