1. Write down the main idea of the chapter "Climate" here. winds 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? difference between weather and climate is a measure of time 3. Applying Map Skills Question 1. In which general direction does the wind blow over North America?
It affect the climate because the earth is tilled and it moving 4. Applying Map Skills Question 2. What winds did European sailers use to get to South America and the islands north of it? A Zigzag pattern of wind and winds from west to east
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. "Climate is also affected by the angle at which the sun's rays hit the earth.
6. How does this relate to the Voyages of Columbus? Columbus voyages first went south then to cuba the he there was no wind then there was a lot of wind