Post on 01-Jan-2016
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Climate On Earth
FACTORS AFFECTING CLIMATE
The climate varies in different parts of the world due to different factors. They are - :
LatitudeAltitude
Distancefrom the sea Direction
of the winds
LatitudeThe Sun’s rays fall directly over the equator and spread over a very small area giving large amounts of light and heat. As we move away from the equator the Sun’s rays fall obliquely and spread over a larger area. Near the poles, the rays are even more slanted and spread over a much larger area.
Places near the Equator remain hot throughout the year and temperature decreases as we move away from the Equator towards the poles. High temperature causes high evaporation and heavy rainfall. Thus amount of rainfall also decreases polewards.
Latitude
Altitude
The higher we go from the sea level, the cooler is the climate. That is why hill stations like Matheran and Mahabaleshwar are much cooler than Mumbai.
AGRA160C in Jan
AGRA160C in Jan
DARJEELING40C in January
DARJEELING40C in January
ALTITUDEALTITUDE
HIGH ALTITUDEHIGH ALTITUDE
LOW ALTITUDELOW ALTITUDE
Temperature decreases from low to high altitudeTemperature decreases
from low to high altitudeDec
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In summer the cool sea breeze brings down the temperature of the surrounding area.
DISTANCE FROM THE SEA
In winter, the sea is warmer than the land. So the warm breeze from the sea raises the temperature of the coast.
DISTANCE FROM THE SEA
Warm Ocean
MUMBAIMUMBAI
DELHIDELHI
Coastal areas have equable climate where as Interior parts have extreme climate.
Coastal areas have equable climate where as Interior parts have extreme climate.
DISTANCE FROM THE SEA
DIRECTION OF WINDS
The winds that blow from a cold region, make a place cold and those that blow from a hot region make a place hot.
The winds from the sea carry a lot of moisture and thus bring rainfall.
DIRECTION OF WINDS