MIND MAP ABOUT CLIMATES

MIND MAP ABOUT CLIMATES

1. Factors

   • Latitude
     • Places in the north have warm temperatures and abundant precipitation. However, the climates of the South are much warmer and drier.
   • Altitude
     • In the mountain areas, temperatures descend, while rainfall increases. As a result, for example, we can ski in Sierra Nevada, even though it is located at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula.
   • Marine influence
     • The sea tends to soften the temperatures. For this reason, the territories situated far from the coast have more extreme temperatures and are drier.
   • Antyclones and storms
     • In summer, the continuous presence of the Anticyclone of the Azores causes a stable and sunny weather. In autumn and spring are frequent the Atlantic storms, which travel the peninsula from east to west, originating rains.

2. Climates

   • Oceanic climate
     • It is the characteristic climate of the North peninsular. The temperatures are mild and the thermal amplitude is low, due to the influence of the sea.
   • Mediterranean climate
     • It is present in a large part of the peninsula. It is characterized by the scarcity and irregularity of their precipitations . Temperatures vary depending on the proximity to the sea, which defines several climatic subtypes.
     • Mediterranean coastline
       • The rains are concentrated in spring and autumn. The influence of the sea makes the temperatures mild (soft).
     • Continental Mediterranean.
       • Its distance from the coast causes that the thermal amplitude is higher. Winters are colder and summers warmer than in the Mediterranean coast.
     • Arid Mediterranean.
       • It is a transition between the Mediterranean climate and the desert. Rainfall is scarcer than in other Mediterranean variants and the temperature is warmer.
   • Subtropical Climate Canary
     • The latitude and the insular character of the Canary Islands generate a climate of mild temperatures throughout the year and precipitations are scarce. These characteristics are modified by the altitude of their volcanic mountains,
   • Mountain climate
     • It is located in the highest areas of the Pirineos, the Cordillera Cantábrica, the Sistema Central, and in isolated points of the Sistemas Béticos and Ibéricos. In these places, the altitude makes temperatures decrease and increase precipitations.