9th Grade

Factors Affecting
Climate
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 9th Grade

Factors Affecting
Climate
 Climate
■ It refers to the average weather
conditions in a place over many years.

■ Average temperature and rainfall of a

location

■Different climates different biomes

• Climate is affected by different
factors namely
■ Latitude
■ Ocean Current
■ Wind Elevation/Altitude
■ Topography
■ Distance to Ocean
LATITUDE
■ The specific North to
South grid position on
earth ranging from 0° at
the equator to 90° at the
poles
LATITUDE

Latitude Temperature
 LATITUDE
Warmer Colder

Closer to Farther to
Equator Equator
OCEAN CURRENTS
■ Currents are caused by
the wind, earthquakes and
gravity
■ Some currents are warm
and some are cold
 Ocean Currents
■Ocean currents ■Ocean currents
that flow away that flow away
from the equator from the poles
carry warm water carry cold water
ALTITUDE/ELEVATION
■ It refers to the height of
an area above the sea level
■ It affects temperature
and pressure
 Higher Area

Lower (Colder)
Temperature
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■ Altitude of a place
affects the air
temperature

AIR
ALTITUDE
TEMPERATURE
TOPOGRAPHY
■ It refers to the natural
features or arrangement
of an area like
Topography
Windward

•Wind blows
•Low temperature
•Cloud formation
•Precipitation
Topography
Leeward

•No cloud
formation
•High temperature
•Less Precipitation
•Rain Shadow
Distance to Oceans
■ Areas that are close to
oceans and other large
bodies of water tend to have
more moderate climate
changes between season
Distance to Oceans

■Coastal areas are cooler

and wetter than inland
areas.
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