Geography Nat 5-weather brought to UK and the Impacts

Cards (9)

  • Polar Maritimes
    Comes from North Atlantic Drift, brings cool, wet and dull weather, strong winds
  • Polar Continental
    Comes from Siberia, brings very cold, dry weather in winter, fog is common
  • Arctic Maritime
    Comes from Norway & Greenland, brings very cold, wet weather, brings snow in winter
  • Tropical Continental
    Comes from Sahara desert, brings hot and dry weather, only affects UK in summer, brings heatwaves and droughts
  • Tropical Maritime
    Comes from the Atlantic ocean, brings warm and wet weather, quite strong winds
  • Tropical Continental air mass-weather
    Hot dry weather could result in droughts, there might need to be hosepipe bans, grass might die, causing problems for farmers
  • Tropical Continental air mass-weather
    It could be too hot to work outside, heavy rain from thunderstorms might cause flash floods, ice cream sales might rise, more people will head to the beach making money for seaside businesses
  • Polar Continental air mass-weather
    May bring snow in winter which could mean schools and workplaces may need to close, farmers may lose profit as sheep may die as a result of cold weather, travel disruptions may occur as air travel may need to close so people may be unable to travel by air
  • Polar Continental air mass-weather
    Ski centres would benefit as more snow may mean more people would visit ski centres and they would make a profit, sales of hats/scarfs and outdoor clothes may increase