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Cool Temperate Oceanic Climate (Ireland)
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- 1An example of where cool temperate oceanic climates occurMost of north-west Europe including Ireland and the UK
- 2What 4 factors influence the climate of Ireland?Latitude, the sea, south-westerly winds and frontal activity
- 3Ireland's average temperature in Winter?7°C
- 4Ireland's average temperature in summer?c. 17°C
- 5Features of a Cool Temperate Oceanic Climate?Warm summers, mild winters, rainfall throughout the year (c.1500mm anually)
- 6Latitudes Ireland lies between?51.5° - 55.5° North
- 7Latitude affects the angle and amount of _____ Ireland getsSunshine
- 8Why is the North Atlantic Drift important to Ireland's climateIt stops the water from freezing
- 9The temperatures in the middle of the Ireland are usually more ____ than coastal areasSummer and Winter temperatures are more extreme inland
- 10Ireland's prevailing wind is in a ______ directionSouth-westerly
- 11Why is it rainier in the West of Ireland?The wind picks up moisture from the Atlantic ocean and as it is forced over the mountainous west coast, relief rainfall occurs
- 12Ireland is situated in an area of _____Low atmospheric pressure
- 13Ireland's weather changes from day to day because of?Frontal depressions because of low atmospheric pressure
- 14_____ Rainfall occurs because of these depressionsFrontal
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- Leaving Certificate Geography Flashcards on Cool Temperate Oceanic Climate (Ireland), created by helicon on 05/12/2013.
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