1. Write down the main idea of the chapter "Climate" here. "The main Idea of climate is that climate is over a long period and is prdictibale".
Link to video Rush,Hunter
2. Reading Check Questions on 54- What is the difference between weather and climate? Weather is unprdictable changes in air that take place in a short period os time. But climate Is over a longer period of time and the pattens are perdictable.
3. Applying Map Skills Question 1. In which general direction does the wind blow over North America?
The Wind blows Westerlies twords the west
4. Applying Map Skills Question 2. What winds did European sailers use to get to South America and the islands north of it?
They used Nottheasterly Tradewinds
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 earth's tilt affects the Earth Climate because of the the earth's tilt and relvolution around the sun, the sun rays hiot varoius places at diifernt times of the year. Witch will affect warm and cold climate.
6. How does this relate to the Voyages of Columbus? Answer, and put in a link to YOUR Columbus Wind Project.