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If no button appears, you cannot download or save the media. Text on this page is printable and can be used according to our Terms of Service. Any interactives on this page can only be played while you are visiting our website. You cannot download interactives. An abiotic factor is a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment. In a terrestrial ecosystem, examples might include temperature, light, and water.
In a marine ecosystem, abiotic factors would include salinity and ocean currents. Abiotic and biotic factors work together to create a unique ecosystem.
Learn more about abiotic factors with this curated resource collection. Economies are often molded by the location and cultures of which they are apart. This explains why distinct regional economies develop to serve the unique needs of people. Use these resources to teach students about the regional economies found throughout the world.
Students look at lines of latitude and longitude on United States and world maps, discuss why these lines are helpful, and identify landmarks with similar latitude and longitude. Students use latitude, longitude, and research on characteristics of different states and regions to solve a puzzle. Join our community of educators and receive the latest information on National Geographic's resources for you and your students.
Skip to content. Twitter Facebook Pinterest Google Classroom. Discuss differing temperatures in different places. In pairs, have students discuss and answer the following questions: How is latitude related to temperature?
Informal Assessment Have students point out lines of latitude and longitude on one of the outline maps. Extending the Learning Explain to students that Fahrenheit is a scale used for measuring surface temperature.
Color your best guess about average temperatures around the world in June, July, and August. Think about climate and temperature and what areas are warmest or coldest. Use crayons that match the colors listed in the legend, and draw your best guess of the average temperatures around the world in June, July, and August. If you have trouble getting started, start by thinking about your location:.
Compare your map to a family member's map. Talk about what you colored and why. What questions do you have now? Compare your map to a true map of world temperatures. Now look at the Natinoal Geographic MapMaker Interactive and view the average surface air temperature around the world in summer. Notice that the map is showing data when it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere—which includes the months of June, July, and August. How is it similar to your map?
How is it different? Talk with your family member about any surprising or unexpected parts of the map, or any questions you have. Think about what latitude and longitude have to do with temperature. Look at the map of average temperatures in June, July, and August to figure out this puzzle. Which affects temperature—latitude or longitude? What happens as you get farther away from the Equator? Latitude affects temperature. The temperature gets cooler as you get farther away from the Equator.
Reflect on what you know. If you accept the fact the Earth is a sphere, however, it's no problem. The variations are the result of two phenomena: the orbit of the Earth around the sun and the tilt of the Earth's axis relative to the orbit. The tilt is the primary reason that different latitudes experience different weather patterns or climates. Outer planets, such as Saturn, have similar tilts, but they don't experience latitude-dependent climate variations in the same way because they aren't as close to the sun.
Primarily owing to the tilt of the Earth's axis, temperatures cool with increasing latitude, which is a measure of angular distance from the equator. This phenomenon creates three distinct climatic zones on the planet. Any point on the surface of the Earth can be defined by a pair of angular coordinates known as longitude and latitude. Longitude is a line stretching from pole to pole with a given angular displacement from the Prime Meridian, which runs through Greenwich, England. Latitude is defined as the angular distance from the equator and is designated North or South depending on the hemisphere.
The equator defines zero degrees latitude, which locates the North and South Poles at 90 degrees North and South respectively. Much of airborne moisture falls as rain on the windward side of mountains.
Vegetation can affect climate and weather patterns due to the release of water vapor during photosynthesis. The release of vapor into the air alters the surface energy fluxes and leads to potential cloud formation. They used remote sensing data for precipitation, radiation, and temperature to represent the atmosphere.
Climate Changes with Latitude. Places located at high latitudes far from the equator receive less sunlight than places at low latitudes close to the equator. The amount of sunlight and the amount of precipitation affects the types of plants and animals that can live in a place. The six factors that affect influence the temperature are: 1 elevation altitude , 2 latitude , 3 proximity of large bodies of water , 4 ocean currents , 5 proximity of mountain ranges topography , 6 prevailing and seasonal winds.
A: Global warming occurs when carbon dioxide CO2 and other air pollutants and greenhouse gases collect in the atmosphere and absorb sunlight and solar radiation that have bounced off the earth's surface. Distance from the sea Continentality The sea affects the climate of a place. Coastal areas are cooler and wetter than inland areas. In the summer, temperatures can be very hot and dry as moisture from the sea evaporates before it reaches the centre of the land mass.
Continentality , a measure of the difference between continental and marine climates characterized by the increased range of temperatures that occurs over land compared with water. Whereas weather refers to short-term changes in the atmosphere, climate describes what the weather is like over a long period of time in a specific area.
Different regions can have different climates. And, we refer to these three-decade averages of weather observations as Climate Normals. How will climate change affect rainfall? Changes in rainfall and other forms of precipitation will be one of the most critical factors determining the overall impact of climate change. The greenhouse effect is a natural process that warms the Earth's surface.
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