Climate

• Climate - is the general pattern of weather in a certain area over a long period of time.
• Latitude - the distance to the north and south from the equator. measured in degrees.
• Altitude - the height above sea level
• The air temperature decreases as the altitude increases.
• Land heats and cools faster than the sea. Coastal areas have lower temperature than inland. Places that are faraway from the bodies of water have extreme climates.
• Topography - the natural features of arrangement of an area like land.
• Ocean current - caused by the wind, earthquakes, gravity. Some currents are warm, and some are cold.