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." To me, this means that with the help of the wind and water, warmth and rainfall are taken around the world. This regular occurance causes different climate zones.
2. Reading Check Questions on 54- What is the difference between weather and climate?
In a short period of time, air changes. This changing is unpredictable, and we call it weather. Climate is predictable, and it is the pattern of weather in a certain area. These patterns happen over a long period of time.
The westerlies go directly over North America coming from from the southwest, and going northeast.
4. Applying Map Skills Question 2. What winds did European sailers use to get to South America and the islands north of it?
Northeasterly trade winds. These winds can be used because they go right over the Atlantic, where the sailors need to go. they come from the northeast, and go to the southwest.
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.
Since climate is over a long period of time, the climate is warmer in some places because they are in direct contact with the sun for long periods of time.
6. How does this relate to the Voyages of Columbus? Answer, and put in a link to YOUR Columbus Wind Project.
This relates to Columbus because to get to North America, he uses the wind patterns discused in this website. He uses these patterns to get all the way from Europe, across the Atlantic, and over to North America. When looking at his route to North America and back, looking at the wind patterns makes a lot of sense. It also explains why his ship gets stuck in one spot for a while. His entire trip was based off of wind patterns. Here's my Columbus site
Rush, Hunter. "Hadley Cell: Explained", November 6, 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ujeHW_kf7Q. Accessed March 20, 2017