Patterns of the Winds Around the Globe

by Lucy B

March 16th, 2017

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

"Wind and Water carry rainfall and the suns warmth around the world to create different climates." This means that the many winds that pass around the world along with rainfall and other types of precipitation to make the climates around the world.

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

Weather is unforeseeable changes that happen in the air over a small period of time. An example of this is saying that it is raining and humid. Climate, on the other hand, is predictable and over a longer period of time and is more like saying that winters are usually cold and snowy in New Hampshire.

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

It blows over North America in a North-East direction.

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 would use the Northeasterly trade winds to get to South Africa and the other 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 of the direct and indirect rays of the sun which cause either cold or warm weather in that area in a certain period of time.

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 when he was heading there, it was fast and constant because it was going with the wind currents. But on the way back, he went was going good until he reached about 30 degrees north. When he got to that point, he got stuck and barely moved for 9 days. This is because the wind patterns were changing when he was going up back toward Spain. When he was going across after going past that point, he was going very fast again because he was traveling with the winds that were also going in that same direction.

Rush, Hunter."Hadley Cells: Explained", November 6, 2016, https://www.youtube.com/embed/3ujeHW_kf7Q. Accessed on March 20, 2017.