APES FRQ CHAPTER 5 TEST

5 Major Factors that Determine Regional Climate

1. Cyclical Air Movement

2. Uneven Heating of Earth Surface

3. Earth’s tilted rotation at 23.5 degrees

4. Earths rotation on its axis

5. Ocean Currents

Cyclical Air Movement

Convection currents get created by solar energy

Causes warm air to rise and cold air to sink

Uneven Heating of Earths Surface

Sun rays strike Earth in many variations

Poles recieve less sunlight than equator, causing colder climates

Earths Tilted Rotation @ 23.5 deg.

Earths rotation causes regions to experience seasons

Causes change in temperature and precipataion

Earths Rotation on its Axis

Air masses moving N&S get deflected east from equator

Ocean Currents

Currents affect temperature of nearby land

Winds, temperature, and gravity work together to warm water, causing warm air to rise

Global Air Circulation

TOP

Cell: Polar Cell

Belt: Easterlies (Arrows DOWN)

2ND

Cell: Mid Cell

Belt: Westerlies (Arrows UP)

3RD

Cell: Hadley

Belt: NE Trade Winds (Arrows DOWN)

4TH

Cell: Hadley Cell

Belt: SE Trade Winds (Arrows UP)

5TH

Cell: Ferrel Cell

Belt: Westerlies (DOWN)

BOTTOM

Cell: Polar

Belt: Easterlies (Arrows UP)

Biomes by Temp & Precipitation

Tundra

Temp: -10 - -1

Precipitation: 0 - 100cm

Boreal Forest

Temp: -5 - 5

Precipitation: 40 - 200cm

Temperate Rainforest

Temp: 5 - 20

Precipitation: 200 - 300cm

Woodland

Temp: 5 - 20

Precipitation: 25 - 100cm

Temperate Grassland

Temp: -5 - 20

Precipitation: 0 - 50cm

Tropical Rainforest

Temp: 20 - 30

Precipitation: 250 - 450cm

Savanna

Temp: 20 - 30

Precipitation: 50 - 250cm

Subtropical Desert

Temp: 20 - 30

Precipitation: 0 - 100cm