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Geography: Climate and Weather
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- 1What is climate?The overall pattern of weather
- 2What is weather?The day to day variation in characteristics such as temperature and fainfall
- 3What kind of climate does the UK have?Temperate
- 4What is air pressure?The weight of air pressing down on us on the Earth's surface
- 5What is air pressure measured in?Millibars
- 6What standard pressure?1012 millibars
- 7What does high pressure mean?Air is sinking
- 8What does low pressure mean?Air is rising
- 9What does high pressure bring?Dry and calm weather
- 10What weather does low pressure bring?Wet and windy weather
- 11How is air pressure shown on a weather map?Black lines called isobars
- 12Name the 3 types of rainfall1. Convectional rainfall
2. Relief rainfall
3. Frontal rainfall - 13Why is there more rainfall in the West and North of the UK?Because there are mountainous areas to the West side of the UK
- 14What is weather like in the North East of the UK?- Mild summers
- Cold winters
- Dry - 15What is the weather like in the South East of the UK?- Warm summers
- Cold winters
-Dry - 16What is the weather like in the South West of the UK?- Warm summers
- Mild winters
- Wet - 17What is the weather like in the North West of the UK?- Mild summers
- Mild winters
- Wet - 18What are the three main factors affecting climate?1. Latitude
2. Altitude
3. Pressure and winds - 19What is latitude?The distance from the Equator
- 20What is altitude?How high/low land is to the sea
- 21When does a depression form?When cold air meets warm air
- 22What is the wedge of a) cold air and b) warm air, called?a) Cold sector
b) Warm sector - 23Does the warm air and cold air mix?No, the warm air and cold air only MEET.
- 24What are cirrus clouds?High-level wispy clouds
- 25What are cumulonimbus clouds?Tall clouds
- 26What are stratus clouds?Flat layered clouds
- 27How are cold fronts shown on weather maps?Triangles
- 28How are warm fronts shown on weather maps?Semi circles
- 29What are anticyclones?High pressure systems
- 30What does high pressure bring in WINTER?1. Clear skies
2. Low temperatures
3. Light winds
4. Frost - 31What does high pressure bring in SUMMER?1) Clear skies
2) High temperatures
3) Light winds
4) Heat waves - 32What is extreme weather?Weather that can bring chaos and is usually unexpected or severe
- 33Give examples of extreme weatherExtreme winds
Heat waves
Flooding
Droughts
Heavy snow - 34Give examples of extreme weather in the UK2003 - Heat wave (2000 people died)
2004 - Boscastle flooding
2005 - Dry period - 35Give evidence that the weather is becoming more extreme1) Number of floods has increased since the 1960s
2) Climate models show an increase in frequency of extreme events - 36GLOUCESTERSHIRE FLOODING (UK) CASE STUDY: When?July 2007
- 37GLOUCESTERSHIRE FLOODING (UK) CASE STUDY: How long did it rain for?24 hours
- 38GLOUCESTERSHIRE FLOODING (UK) CASE STUDY: Which river flooded?River Severn
- 39GLOUCESTERSHIRE FLOODING (UK) CASE STUDY: Effects?- 3 people dead
- 5000 homes flooded
- 2000 people evacuated
- 40 000 homes without power - 40GLOUCESTERSHIRE FLOODING (UK) CASE STUDY: Economic impacts?- Damage to roads cost £25million
- Cost local water company £25million - 41What evidence is there for climate change?- Global temperatures increasing
- Glacier retreat
- Arctic ice cover
- Ice core samples
- Early springs - 42What is the Greenhouse Effect?Sun radiates down and reflects on the Earth, but is unable to escape to Space and instead gets trapped by the Ozone layer on Earth. This heats up the Earth
- 43List some of the greenhouse gases- Methane
- Carbon monoxide
- Sulfur
- Carbon dioxide
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