To be able to explain the characteristics and causes of hurricanes

What is latitude? Why is it relevant? What is longitude?

Why is this relevant?

Find a map of tropical storm distribution

• Describe the patterns • What language are we going to use?

Global circulation

Why do hurricanes form?

1. http://www.slideshare.net/expattam/the-itcz-hurricanes-and-droughts

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSx_gisp24w#t=168

3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7533909.stm

4. http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/hurricanes/

Key terms

• High and low latitudes • Coriolis force • Trade winds• Rapid evaporation • Convection • Depression • Tropical disturbance • Ascending and descending air

Now create your own guide to hurricane formation

• Use plasticine, photographs, videos or diagrams

• Take photos at each stage and annotate using the key terminology

Characteristics

Homework

• Create a map to show the typhoons, hurricanes and cyclones that have taken place in 2013.

• Identify the major cities affected by their latitude and longitude

• Read and make notes on this: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-30/no-atlantic-hurricane-by-august-in-first-time-in-11-years.html