GEOG 2050 Chapter : Chapter 5 Guide
Document Summary
Helpful guide and questions for material for exam 2 (chapter 5) Air temperature has a remarkable influence upon our lives, both at the microlevel and at the macrolevel. A variety of temperature regimes worldwide affect entire lifestyles, cultures, decision-making, and resources spent. Global temperature patterns presently are changing in a warming trend that is affecting us all and is the subject of much scientific, geographic, and political interest. This chapter presents principles and concepts that are synthesized on the january and july temperature maps, and on the annual range of temperature map (figures 5. 13, 5. 14, 5. 16, and 5. 17). The chapter then relates these temperature patterns and concepts directly with a discussion of apparent temperatures the wind chill and heat index charts. The chapter introduces some essential temperature concepts to begin our study of world temperatures. Later, chapter 10 again takes a look at how earth"s climate is changing.
