Geography Weather & Climate

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Af is a

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tropical rainforest

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Aw is a

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tropical wet & dry savannah

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Am is a

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Tropical Monsoon

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Bw is a

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true desert

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Bs is a

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semi-desert

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Csa is a

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mediterranean

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Cfb is a

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Marine west coast

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Cfa is a

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humid subtropical (east coast)

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Dfa/Dfb is a

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humid continental, there are none of these in the Southern hemisphere b/c no land

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Dfc is a

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Taiga

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Et is a

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tundra

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Ef is a

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ice cap

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An Af can be found

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brazil, amazon basin, Congo basin, Indonesia

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An Aw can be found

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(poleward of Af climate) brazil, venezuela, kenya, nigeria

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An Am can be found

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india, s.e. asia

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A Bw can be found

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sahara, atacama, great victorian

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A Bs can be found

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in the margins of Bw areas... sahara, atacame and great victorian

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A Csa can be found

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Italy, greece, israel, morrocco, s. cali

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A Cfb can be found

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Ireland, Britain, Germany, france, west cali

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A Cfa can be found

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S.E. US, china, argentina

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A Dfa/Dfb can be found

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N.E. US and N. china

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You can't find Dfa/Dfb in this area _______because

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Southern hemisphere b/c of lack of land

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A Dfc can be found

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Russia and canada

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An Et can be found

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N. Russia and N. Canada --coasts

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An Ef can be found

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antarctica and greenland

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air masses are

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large bodies of air, up to a continent in size with similar temp. and humidity

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characteristics of an air mass are based on it's

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origin

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leading edge of an air mass is called a

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front

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____ ____ is denser and pushes ___ air up

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cold air, warm

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violent weather can be caused by

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convectional evap., orographic, or frontal

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_____ _____ create tornadoes

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cumulonimbus clouds

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tornadoes can be ___ miles wide

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1/4-1/2

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tornadoes are measured on the _____ scale of damage

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fujita, F0-F5

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Tornadoes are often _____, because they are so small

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localized

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Where is tornado alley

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middle of US, from NE texas up to Illinois

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Tornadoes usually come in ____ and in the _____

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spring, fall

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when CP air meets MT air in the center of the US, there's a greater chance of

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tornadoes

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______ pressure is associated with tornadoes

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low

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hurricanes are also called

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tropical cyclones or typhoons

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hurricanes can be _____miles

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200-500

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in a hurricane the wind goes____ at the eye

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down

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which part of the hurricane has potential to be the strongest

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back side, after the eye

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hurricanes are measured on the _____ _____ scale

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saffir simpson

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hurricanes move in a _____ direction

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counter clockwise

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hurricanes all start as _____ @ what degrees

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tropical depressions, 8-15 N/S of the equator

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hurricanes need what to get spinning

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coriolis effect

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climate is

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long term average weather

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elements of climate:

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temp. , precipitation, air masses, pressure zones, wind, insolation, fog, atmospheric moisture