Questons.
1. Write down the main idea of the chapter "Climate" here. Water and wind carry rainfall, heat from the sun around the world to make difernt climates. Main Idea (My Words) "Wind and water are carred by rain fall because of the sun's warmth that makes differnt climates around the world."
2. Reading Check Questions: on 54- What is the difference between weather and climate? Most weather is like snow and rain and it is what changes how/where you are in the world and, climate is usually a common weather that you have in a particular area and only in that area like florida never gets snow but New hampshire does and it happens for a short time or for a long time. The wind blows East in North America.
3. Applying Map Skills Question 1. In which general direction does the wind blow over North America?
North West winds go 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 northeasterly trade winds. Winds coming from the north or east 5. Answer the Reading Check Question on page 55- How does the tilt of the Earth affect climate?
The climate are caused by the earth tilted on its axis. 6. How does this relate to the Voyages of Columbus? Well when columbus sailed the ocean blue he must have had to know where the the winds where going to blow so he could get to "Aisa" and then he when he got there he went through a place of latitude 30 degres North called Horse latitudes which is where wind does not blow as much so his voyage there was calm and he did not blow as much, and when he came back he was in a great big storm and then he went to the westerlies Into Euriope. Columbus Voyage
Embed video... Keith Meldahl "Global Atmospheric Circulation" Dec 17, 2011, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye45DGkqUkE. March 21, 2017.