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." This basically means that blowing winds and moving water carry temperatures around the planet which make climates.
2. Reading Check Questions on 54- What is the difference between weather and climate? Weather is the unpredictable changes in air that take place over a short period of time whereas climate is the usual predictable pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time. Weather is when we go outside and say " Ooh what a sunny day!" whereas climate is where you live like if I lived in Texas I would say, " It is usually hot where I live."
The wind over North America generally blows west. A westerly wind.
4. Applying Map Skills Question 2. What winds did European sailers use to get to South America and the islands north of it?
European sailors used the trade winds 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?
The tilt of the Earth affects the climate because the tilt makes the wind go in a diagonal line. Since the wind carries the earth's temperatures, the temperatures move to different places and the temperatures can then flow around the Earth, not just back and forth.
6. How does this relate to the Voyages of Columbus?
This relates to the Voyage of Columbus because the wind patterns changed as he went on the lines of latitude. In order to go back home, he used the winds above the equator that go up. There was a period of about nine days where they barely moved at all, this happened to be around the same time that they were around the 30 degrees line. Here is a link to a website I made all about Columbus' voyage: Columbus Project
Rush, Hunter. Hadley Cell: "Explained", November, 6 2016 URL: https://youtu.be/3ujeHW_kf7Q Accessed on: March 20th 2017