The Global winds are Rushing in
by Noah G
March, 16th, 2017
Green COLOR GROUP
1. Write down the main idea of the chapter "Climate" here. How Weather affects the temperature,and climate.
2. Reading Check Questions on 54- What is the difference between weather and climate? Weather causes climate,Weather is rain,wind,snow etc. Climate is temperate like 80 degrees or -5 degrees.
3. Applying Map Skills Question 1. In which general direction does the wind blow over North America? east
4. Applying Map Skills Question 2. What winds did European sailers use to get to South America and the islands north of it? North
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. Because it affects how the sun hits the earth on certain areas.
6. How does this relate to the Voyages of Columbus? Answer, and put in a link to YOUR Columbus Wind Project. How his boats moved on the ocean Columbus