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Physical Geography

This overview delves into the various elements influencing climate, including latitude, winds, elevation, and ocean currents. It examines how these factors distribute heat and moisture, shaping distinct climate regions such as tropical wet, Mediterranean, humid continental, and tundra. The impact of weather phenomena like monsoons and hurricanes is also discussed, highlighting their positive and negative effects on agriculture and human activities. Understanding these climate characteristics is essential for adapting to environmental changes and managing natural resources effectively.

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Physical Geography

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  1. Physical Geography

  2. Climate Characteristics Elements Effecting Climate Latitude Winds – Distributes heat Elevation Water – Moderate temperature Ocean Currents • Temperature • Precipitation • Seasons (hot/cold, wet/dry)

  3. Latitude

  4. See the patterns along latitudes?

  5. Wind Patterns

  6. Wind Patterns

  7. Elevation

  8. Ocean Currents

  9. Wind & Ocean Currents

  10. Ocean Currents

  11. Climate Regions Low Latitudes • Tropical Wet – Rains a lot and is hot (Rainforest) • Tropical Wet and Dry – Rains half the year and is hot (Savanna)

  12. Climate Regions Middle Latitudes • Mediterranean-Hot climate all year. Small shrubs and trees. Located in Southern California, Spain, Italy, Greece. • Humid Continental-Cold winters, warm summers, located in Northeast U.S. • Humid Subtropical- Alabama • Marine West Coast–Coast of Oregon

  13. Climate Regions High Latitudes • Subarctic -Very cold winters. (boreal forests such as Taiga) • Tundra (cold grassland, no tress grow) • Icecap – Artic & Antarctica

  14. Climate Regions Other • Arid (desert) N. Africa • Semiarid (almost desert) dry grasslands such as steppe • Highland (located in mountains) Alps, Andes

  15. Vegetation • Rainforest – Forest with broadleaf trees located in low latitudes (jungle) • Savanna – Tropical grassland in Africa • Steppe – Dry grassland near deserts (Sahara, Gobi) • Middle Latitude Forest – Mixed forest with coniferous and deciduous trees • Taiga – Coniferous forest located in Russia (boreal forest) • Tundra – Cold grassland with permafrost

  16. Rainforest

  17. Savanna

  18. Steppe

  19. Mixed Forest

  20. Taiga

  21. Tundra

  22. Weather • Monsoons – Seasonal wind patterns in South and Southeast Asia that bring rain • Typhoons – Tropical storms in Pacific Ocean • Hurricanes – Tropical storms in Atlantic Ocean • Tornadoes – Twisting funnel shaped storms in U.S.

  23. Monsoons • Positive – Brings rain so people can grow crops • Negative – Rain causes flooding near rivers and areas with low elevation

  24. Monsoons

  25. Tornadoes

  26. Climate Climate has an effect on: • Crops • Clothing • Housing • Natural Hazards

  27. Crops

  28. Clothing

  29. Housing

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