The Mystery Of Global Winds

Chelsea T

3/16/17

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1. Write down the main idea of the chapter "Climate" here.

- Climate and weather are related, but different. Climate is caused by the sun and affected by latitude.

2. Reading Check Questions on 54- What is the difference between weather and climate?

- Weather is unpredicted changes that happen over time and climate is what an area is like, if it's rainy or dry.

3. Applying Map Skills Question 1. In which general direction does the wind blow over North America?

- The picture looks like it's showing the winds going Northwest.

4. Applying Map Skills Question 2. What winds did European sailers use to get to South America and the islands north of it?

- The picture seems to show warm winds around South America.

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 way the earth tilts affects the way the sun rays hit it in certain areas. That affects how hot or cold a place can be which can cause a place to be very dry or rainy.

6. How does this relate to the Voyages of Columbus? Answer, and put in a link to YOUR Columbus Wind Project.

- The wind patterents affected Columbus's voyage becuase he must have known about the way the winds blow so he went south and then across from Spain to his destitantion instead of going straight across. There was a time where he wasn't moving for nine days and that was because he was at a latitude of 30 degress. These winds go down instead of across so Columbus had trouble getting across. If you want to see more about Columbus's voyage, you should check out my Columbus project.

Rush, Hunter. "Hadley Cell: Explained", Novemeber 6th 2016, https://youtu.be/3ujeHW_kf7Q. Acsessed March 20, 2017.