GW

1. Weather and Climate

2. • Your group will be responsible for reviewing
one factor on weather.
• Topics:
– Elevation and Climate
– Wind/Ocean Currents and Climate
– Weather and Climate
– Landforms and Climate

3. Elevation and Climate
• What is elevation?
• How does elevation effect climate?
• What is climate like in places with lower
elevation? Higher elevation?
• Example of a location in the world with a low
elevation.
• Example of a location in the world with a high
elevation.
• Illustration that represents your information.

4. Wind/Ocean Currents and Climate
• What are wind currents?
• What are ocean currents?
• How do these currents effect climate?
• What type of currents do we have in the US?
• Illustration of wind/ocean currents around the
world.

5. Weather and Climate
• What is the definition of Weather?
• What is the definition of Climate?
• How are the two terms similar, how are they
different?
• Examples of weather.
• Examples of climate.
• Illustration that represents your information.

6. Landforms and Climate
• Select 3 landforms that effect climate.
• How does each landmark effect climate? Is
this effect good or bad? Why?
• Illustration that represents your information.