LDPR- Four factors affecting climate

LDPR- Four factors affecting climate

Latitude

The equator and the regions near it receive vertical rays from the sun. The sun's rays become more slanted towards the poles. The vertical rays lose heat however near the poles as the rays become more slanted. The areas which are near the equator receive a concentrated amount of sunlight therefor places near to the equator are warmer than places near the poles.

Distance from the sea

The and get's heated up and cools down faster near places on the coast of the sea. Whereas the sea which is heated in the summer remains warm in winter. In summer places near the coast is warmer due to the cooling effect of the sea. In places near the inland summers are hot and dry while winters are cool and wet.

Prevailing Winds

The direction from where the wind picking is moisture also affects the temperature of a place. For example in Britain the P.W bow from the South-west. They bring cool weather if they blow over cool surfaces; warm weather if blown over warm surfaces; dry weather it blown over the land and wet weather if blown across wet surfaces.

Relief

The atmosphere is absorbed by the heat of the Earth. Approximately the temperature drops one degree Celsius for every hundred meters in height. As we go up the layers the clouds are thinner and less heat is absorbed. As Air moves upwards it cools to condense in to water vapor and rainfall occurs on the higher heights.