My Awesome Project About Global

by Firstname Riley G

March, 20th, 2017

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? "Weather refers to the unpredictable changes in the air that take place over a short period of time. Climate is the usual and predictable pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time."

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

It is goignt towards the west. 4. Applying Map Skills Question 2. What winds did European sailers use to get to South America and the islands north of it? The answer is the northeasterly 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). It affects it because some areas of the planet will not get direct sunlight. They will get indirect sunlight which means it will be dark and cold at the poles.

6. How does this relate to the Voyages of Columbus? Answer, and put in a link to YOUR Columbus Wind Project. When Columbus first went on his journey he went south because of the earth turning. On his journey back he started by going north and went a full 9 days with barely moving. Then he went east.