The document discusses several key climate factors that influence a region's climate:
1) Proximity to oceans and seas regulates temperatures, while distance from oceans leads to greater seasonal variation. Ocean currents also influence temperatures.
2) Prevailing winds can push warm or cold air currents and affect storm patterns.
3) Elevation impacts temperature, with mountainous areas generally cooler and low-lying coastal areas warmer.
4) Proximity to the equator determines temperature, with areas closer to the equator experiencing warmer climates.
3. Climate Factors
• Distance from the sea
• Ocean currents
• Prevailing winds
• Relief (the lay of the land, including altitude)
• Proximity to the equator (how near or far)
• El Niño
• Human activity
4. Distance from the sea
Areas that are
landlocked (not near
the sea) have greater
seasonal temperature
changes.
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5. Areas near the sea
Temperatures in coastal
areas are somewhat
regulated by the
temperatures of the
ocean near there.
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6. Ocean Currents
Ocean currents balance the
temperature of the ocean and the
bringing forth of nutrients to the
surface. When the colder currents
from the north and the warmer
currents from the south meet, they
formulate the temperature for the
area.
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7. Prevailing Winds
They can push warm or
cold winds into certain
currents and can move
storms to a different
location.
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9. Proximity* to the
Equator
* (How close or far away)
The climate is
affected by how
close one is to the
equator. The
closer one is to
the equator the
warmer it will be.
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10. What are El Niño and
La Niña?
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El Niño and La Niña
are complex weather
patterns resulting
from variations in
ocean temperatures in
the Equatorial Pacific.
What are El Niño and La Niña?
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11. El Niño
El Niño affects mainly
Australia and South
America. In Australia, it
results in draught and a
dry season. In South
America, it results in
surplus rain.
http://www.gma.org/surfing/weather/elnino.html
12. Human Activity
Urban heat islands are common
is developed areas.
Deforestation changes the
climate of rainforests through
desertification.
Overuse/overgrazing of
grasslands can also lead to
desertification. Burning of
fossil fuels and deforestation
can increase CO2 in the
atmosphere, causing global
warming.
13. Are Humans Really Affecting the Climate?
http://theseamonster.net/2012/06/the-human-fingerprint-on-ocean-warming/
14. Mexico’s seven climate regions
• Climatologists have developed several scientific systems to classify
climates. The system developed by Wladimir Köppen in the early 20th
century is one of the earliest and best known..
• Given that Mexico has many mountains with rapid changes in elevation,
temperature and rainfall, applying the Köppen system, even as modified by
García, to Mexico can become extremely complicated. A relatively small
area of Mexico may include several Köppen climate categories. Aggregating
these areas provides a less complicated, more understandable, picture of
Mexico’s climates (see map). In this scheme, Mexico has seven main
climate regions, as shown on the map:
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15. Seven Climates of Mexico
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