GEOG 1003 : GEOG1003 Exam 1 Study Guide
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Climate describes temp and precipitation during different seasons. They affect, and are affected by each other. By thinking about interdependence, geographers can explain and predict how one region may respond to disruptions and transformation of other regions and the broader system. Change: today"s world regions are only the current configuration of an ongoing process of change. These regions emerged over time and new regions will take their place in the future. Often, how, when, and why new regions emerge: weather: the current state of temperature and precipitation at a particular time and place. Climate: the typical conditions of the weather expected at a place over a long-term average: consider the climates of phoneix, arizona and manaus, brazil. Phoenix has a dry, desert climate with very hot summer days and mild winters. Most precipitation falls as rain during summer thunderstorms. Manaus, on the amazon river, has hot temperatures year around and abundant precipitation except for a short, somewhat drier season.
