The Global Tradewinds

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

"Wind and water carry rainfall and the sun's warmth around the world to create different climates."

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

The weather is the unpredictable changes in the air that occur over a short period of time. Climate is when you say the summers are hot but the winter is cold, a general fact about weather where you live.

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

East but it comes from the west, hence the name Westerlies.

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

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 sun hits the earth at the equator at all times, this is why the equator is the hottest place on earth. The earths tilt also implies that the poles get the coldest because they have the most indirect sunlight. So thus concluding the areas with the most direct sunlight get the warmest and the places with the most indirect sunlight get the coldest.

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

This relates because these are some of the winds that Columbus used on him many voyages most importanly his trip to Hispanolia.