Blue COLOR GROUP
1. Write down the main idea of the chapter "Climate" here.
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?
The difference between weather and climate is that weather is an unpredictable change in the air that happens in a short period of time, while climate is a predictable weather pattern which happens over long periods of time.
Generally speaking, the wind blows from west to east over North America.
4. Applying Map Skills Question 2. What winds did European sailers use to get to South America and the islands north of it?
The European sailors used the Northeasterlies to get to South America and the islands north of it.
5. Answer the Reading Check Question on page 55- How does the tilt of the Earth affect climate? (This is a difficult, tricky, complicated question. You can NOT just copy the answer out of the textbook. Because the answer is NOT EXACTLY found in the textbook. You will have to figure it out, think about the notes we took and discussed, and ... re-read page 55 to answer this well.
The tilt of the Earth affects climate because the angle of which the sun hits the Earth determines how warm or cold it is. So, if the Earth is tilted away from the sun, the sunlight will be indirect and it will be colder, but if the Earth is tilted towards the sun, the sunlight is more direct. And it will be warmer.
6. How does this relate to the Voyages of Columbus? Answer, and put in a link to YOUR Columbus Wind Project.
This relates to Columbus's Voyage because he used some of the winds in the wind patterns shown in my Hadley Cells drawing above to get accross the water.
Rush, Hunter. "Hadley Cell: Explained", November 6, 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ujeHW_kf7Q. Accessed March 20, 2017.