The document discusses the factors that control global temperatures, focusing on latitude, altitude, and land-water heating differences. It outlines how these elements affect insolation, temperature variability, and the unique characteristics of temperature maps for January and July. Key factors mentioned also include cloud cover and ocean currents.

1. Global
Temperatures
Intro to Physical Geography
Chapter 5

2. Learning Objectives
 Be able to identify and explain how the different
temperature controls operate.
 Be comfortable with reading temperature maps for
January and July and explaining them.

3. Factors Controlling Temperature
 Latitude
 Affects insolation
 Altitude
 High altitude has greater daily range
 High altitude has lower annual average
 Cloud Cover
 Variable albedo
 Moderate temperatures – cooler days, warmer nights

4. Latitude and
Latitude and
Temperature
Temperature

5. Altitude and Temperature

6. Factors Controlling Temperature
 Land-Water Heating Differences
 Evaporation
 Transparency
 Specific heat
 Movement
 Ocean currents and sea-surface temperatures

7. Land-Water Heating
Differences

8. January Temperatures

9. July Temperatures

10. July Temperatures