1. Write down the main idea of the chapter "Climate". Wind and water carry rainfall and the sun's warmth around the world to create different climates.
2. Reading Check Questions on 54- What is the difference between weather and climate? Weather is an unpredictable force that changes the air and change it for a short period of time. Climate is normally steady and predictable weather pattern in an area over a long period of time.
3. Applying Map Skills Question 1. In which general direction does the wind blow over North America?
It looks like in normally blows Northeast. The wind doesn't blow north but it doesn't blow east as well.
4. Applying Map Skills Question 2. What winds did European sailers use to get to South America and the islands north of it?
They may have used the Southwest and Northwest.
samwsm1."global circulation (1-54)". June 12,2008,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHrapzHPCSA. accessed on March 17,2017. 5. Answer the Reading Check Question on page 55- How does the tilt of the Earth affect climate? It affects the climate because of the way the sun's rays hit the surface of the Earth. The Earth is tilted, because of this some areas get very little to no sun. So, in these areas the climate is colder than say Florida. Florida is closer to the equator so they get more sun than the poles so the closer you are to the equator the warmer the climate will be.
6. How does this relate to the Voyages of Columbus? When Columbus set sail, he did not go and go straight across the ocean, he went down the coast first and then crossed. He did this becuase if he went straight the first time, he would have been going across the 30 mark on the globe, so he might have not had good wind to help him move. When he came back from the island he went up before crossing, for about 9 days he was going super slow because there was little to no wind to help him move. Once he passed that spot he was moving faster. The reason that he was going so slow was becuase he was at the 30 mark on the globe where the winds were clashing or there was no wind at all.