Weather varies day to day while climate remains stable over long periods. Temperature, precipitation, wind, wind currents, and ocean currents all influence Georgia's climate. Temperature is usually comfortable for farming and industry, while precipitation aids crop and forest growth but droughts hurt the economy. Winds shape weather patterns and currents helped early explorers.

1. Climate
Chapter 1 Section 3

2. Explain the difference between
weather and climate.

3. Explain the difference between
weather and climate.
• Weather varies constantly. Can change day to
day. Climate remains stable over a long period
of time.

7. Winter

8. Fall

9. Spring

10. Summer

11. List the effects of temperature,
precipitation, wind, wind currents,
and ocean currents on the state of
Georgia.

12. Temperature
• The temperature is usually relatively
comfortable in our state.
• This is good for industry and farming.

13. Precipitation
• Vital to the economy because it aids in the
growth of crops and the forests.
• Droughts highly affect our economy.

14. Wind
• Influences the overall weather pattern of our
state.
• Was useful to early explorers for traveling to
the new world.

15. Wind Currents
• Useful to early explorers for traveling to and
from the new world.

17. Ocean Currents
• Helped early explorers travel to the new
world.
• Equalizes the earth surface temperatures and
influences the climate and living conditions.

18. Who has seen this movie?

19. Define Vertical Climate.

20. Define Vertical Climate.
• The higher the elevation, the colder the
climate.

22. What other types of weather
phenomena do we have in Georgia?

23. Hurricanes, Nor’easter, and
Tornadoes.

24. Why is Georgia’s climate
relatively mild?

25. Because of Georgia’s Latitude.

27. Complete the map skills
questions on p. 23.

28. 46 – 50 degrees.
And
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29. Explain what we can learn from
birds about the weather.

30. Birds can tell us how long the
rain will last.

31. List the main points of the
spotlight on drought, p. 24.

32. Droughts
• Impacts the economy.
• Impacts us socially.
• Impacts us environmentally.

33. Why is Georgia’s limited annual
snowfall important?

34. It melts off the mountains and runs
off into the streams, rivers, and
lakes.

35. Explain the strong influence of
winds, wind currents, and ocean
currents on Georgia.

36. Impacts
• Our Climate.
• Early Explorers travel.
• Weather.
• Economy.
Just to list a few!

37. Explain how a hurricane is formed.
Where do Atlantic hurricanes
originate?

38. 80 degree plus water temperature
transforms heat energy into strong
winds and heavy waves.
Hurricanes originate off the coast of
Africa in tropical depressions.

39. What was the costliest hurricane
to hit the east coast?

40. Hurricane Andrew down in
Florida.

41. Describe a nor’easter.

42. Looks like a hurricane, but the winds
are not as strong and there is much
more rain.

43. Explain how a tornado is formed
according to your text. What does
tornado mean in Spanish?

44. Warm moist air mixes with a rapidly
moving storm front.
Spanish for “thunderstorm”.

45. What is the difference between
El Nino and La Nina?

46. El Nino – little boy – which is
warmer than normal ocean
temperatures.
La Nina – little girl – colder than
normal ocean temperatures.