The Worlds Winds

By Melana C

March 22, 2017

Green Group

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

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

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

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.

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

Meldahl, Keith. "Global Atmospheric Circulation". December 17, 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye45DGkqUkE. Accessed on March 22, 2017.