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

1. Climate Factors

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.

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.
Coastal Studies Institute- North Carolina Coastal
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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.
Transport Climatology
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8. Relief (landforms)
The mountainous
regions, which have
higher altitudes, are
naturally colder while the
lower regions, like
beaches, aren’t nearly as
cold.
www.weather.gov

9. Proximity to the Equator
The climate is affected by
how close one is to the
equator. The closer one is
to the equator the
warmer it will be.
en.wikipedia.org

10. El Niño
It 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

11. 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. 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:
• Excerpts from Geo-Mexico Add comments
• Aug 15, 2013

14. Seven Climates of Mexico

15. Reference
• http://www.ecn.ac.uk/Education/factors_affecting_climate.htm
• http://www.gma.org/surfing/weather/elnino.html
• en.wikipedia.org
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• csi.northcarolina.edu