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Presented by Charmen P. Flores

Science 9
Factors Affecting Climate
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REVIEW
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01 What is latitude? 02 What is longitude?

03 What are the important lines of latitude?

04 What is equator?
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REVIEW
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01 What is latitude? 02 What is longitude?

angular distance of a place north or the angular distance of a place east or west of the
south of the earth's equator, meridian

03 What are the important lines of latitude?

the equator (0°)
the Tropic of Cancer (23.5° north)
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the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° south)
the Arctic circle (66.5° north)
the Antarctic circle (66.5° south)
the North Pole (90° north)
the South Pole (90° south)
What is equator?
an imaginary line drawn around the
earth equally distant from both poles,
dividing the earth into northern and
southern hemispheres and constituting
the parallel of latitude 0°.
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given below using latitude and identify the
climatic zones each place. (3mins)

Place Latitude Climate Zones

Philippines

Australia

New York
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below using latitude and identify the climatic zones of
each place.

Place Latitude Climatic Zones

12.88° N,
Philippines Tropics
121.77° E

25.27° S, Tropics/
Australia
133.78° E Temperate

40.71° N,
New York Temperate
74.0° W
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01
Explore

GROUP ACTIVITY

Perform Activity 1: "When the Sun's Rays Strike"

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KEY QUESTIONS

3. Why does the

2. Which part of
amount of heat 4. Why are the
1. How much is the earth
receive by coldest places
the tilt of the receives most
places far from on Earth found
Earth's axis? of the sun's
the equator near the poles?
rays?
become less?
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KEY QUESTIONS

3. Why does the

2. Which part of
amount of heat 4. Why are the
1. How much is the earth
receive by coldest places
the tilt of the receives most
places far from on Earth found
Earth's axis? of the sun's
the equator near the poles?
rays?
become less?

23.5 degrees Equator due to the tilting of the they receive less
earth's axis and the amount of heat
shape of the earth
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KEY QUESTIONS

5. Why are the places

6. How does latitude
with high temperature
affect climate?
found at the equator?
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KEY QUESTIONS

5. Why are the places

6. How does latitude
with high temperature
affect climate?
found at the equator?

due to the tilting of the earth's
axis, places near the equator
receive more heat making the air
temperature higher
When the area is father from the equator,
the air temp. Is lower resulting in a cold
climate. When the place is closer to the
equator, the air temp. Is higher which results
in a warm climate
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EXPLAINATION

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Key question: Answer

Why is it a certain place is

closer to the equator has
tropical season?
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EXPLAINATION

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Key question: Answer

Why is it a certain place is Because the tropics get more

closer to the equator has exposure to the sun
tropical season?
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EXPLAINATION

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Key question: Answer

And why is it a place away

from the equator has a colder
temperature?
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EXPLAINATION

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Key question: Answer

And why is it a place away higher-latitude regions receive

from the equator has a colder less light and energy from the
temperature? Sun than low-latitude, tropical
areas
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EXPLAINATION

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Key question: Answer

Do you think the latitude of

place affects climate? How?
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EXPLAINATION

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Key question: Answer

Do you think the latitude of There is a relationship between

place affects climate? How? latitude and temperature
around the world, as
temperatures are typically
warmer approaching the
Equator and cooler approaching
the Poles.
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Any point on the surface of the Earth can be defined

by a pair of angular coordinates known as longitude
and latitude. Latitude is defined as the angular distance
from the equator and is designated North or South
depending on the hemisphere. The equator defines zero
degrees latitude, which locates the North and South
Poles at 90 degrees North and South respectively.
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and provides less warming energy. The equator always
faces the sun directly, so the climate is warm year-
round, with the average day and night temperature
hovering between 12.5 and 14.3 degrees celsius. At the
poles, however winter and summer temperatures show
a wider variation. The average temp. in the arctic
varies from 0 celsius in summer to -40C in winter,
while in the Antarctic, the temperature varies from
-28.2 C in summer to -60C in winter.
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The Earth's tilt affects the angle of

incident sunlight on a particular location,
, places near the equator receive more
heat making the air temperature higher
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Three Climatic Zones:
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1. Tropic Zones extend from the equator

north to the Tropic of Cancer at 23.5
degrees N to the tropic of Capricorn at
23.5 degrees S. This is a region of
generally warm temperatures and
tropical vegetation.
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2. Temperate Zones extend from the
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Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn to

Arctic and Antarctic Circles, which are
located at 66.5 degrees N and S latitude
respectively. These regions experience
moderate temperatures and large
temperatures variations.
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3. Polar Zones extend from the Arctic

and Antarctic Circles to the poles. In
these, regions temperatures are cold and
vegetation sparse
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Latitude greatly affects the climate and

weather of an area. If you live close to
the equator, the climate will be warmer,
while moving north or south from the
equator brings cooler climate.
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*APPLICATION

Compare the location of Japan to the

location of the Philippines, is there a
posibility that we can experience
snow?
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1. Which of the following is true about how latitude effects climate?
Evaluation

A The closer a location is to the

C
Latitude has no effect on
equator, the cooler its climate climate
will be

B The closer a location is to D The closer a location is to

the poles, the warmer its the equator, the warmer its
climate will be
climate will be
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2. Which of the following is a reason why the climate at the
equator is warmer that at the poles?
Evaluation

A The equator receives more

C
The equator has more clouds
direct sunlight than the poles which trap heat

B The poles are covered in D The poles have more

ice and snow which reflects vegetation which absorbs
heat
sunlight
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3. Which of the following region is likely to have the
warmest climate? Evaluation

A C
A region near the A region near the
North Pole equator

B D A region near the Tropic of

A region near the South Cancer
Pole
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4. Which of the following is true about the relationship
between latitude and climate? Evaluation

A C
As latitude increases, Latitude has no effect
temperature on temperature
decreases

B D The relationship
As latitude increases,
between latitude and
temperature increases temperature is random
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EXTEND

Define what is an Altitude Evaluation

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Thank You
Charmen P. Flores