Factors Affecting Climate: 1.latitude 2.altitude 3.distance From The Sea 4.ocean Currents 5.land Topography

FACTORS AFFECTING CLIMATE
1.LATITUDE
2.ALTITUDE
3.DISTANCE FROM THE SEA
4.OCEAN CURRENTS
5.LAND TOPOGRAPHY
QUIZ (1/4)
Multiple Choice. Chose the letter of the correct
answer. Write it in the space provided
1. Why do mountain climbers bring thick jackets when
they go up the mountain?
a.The altitude increases as the temperature increases.
b.The altitude decreases as the temperature increases.
c.The temperature increases as the altitude increases.
d.The temperature decreases as the altitude increases.
2. It refers to the atmospheric
condition of a place over a
long period of time.
a. monsoon
b. climate
c. weather
d. topography
3. How does the windward side differ from the
leeward side?
a.The windward side receives more heat than
the leeward side
b.The windward side receives more
precipitation than leeward side
c.The leeward side receives more precipitation
than the windward side
d.The leeward side has more vegetation than
the windward side
4. What region receives the
least amount of direct sunlight?
a.High latitudes (Polar Region)
b.Middle latitudes (Temperate
Region)
c.Low and middle latitudes
d.Low latitudes (Tropical Region)
5. Which of the following is true about
latitude?
a.places located at high latitude receives
greater sunlight than places at low latitude
b.places in each latitude receives equal
amount of sunlight
c.places located at high latitude receives less
sunlight than places at low latitude
d.places located at low latitude receives less
sunlight than places at high latitude
6. Which of the following is
not a factor influencing
climate?
a. Ocean Current
b. Longitude
c. Latitude
d. Altitude
7. Which statement BEST describes
topography?
a.It is the side of the mountain that
experiences floods.
b.It is the total distance above sea level.
c.It is the physical attribute, surface
shapes and features of an area.
d.It is the curve of the earth and the
distance from equator.
8. Ocean currents flow in different
direction, how does ocean current
flow in northern hemisphere?
a.Upward
b.Downward
c.Counter Clockwise
d.clockwise
9. Why large bodies of water affect
climate?
a.Water and land heat at the same rate
b.Water heats up and cools more
slowly than land
c.Water and land cool at the same time
d.Water heats up and cools faster than
land
10. Why Baguio City experiences cold weather
even though Philippines is located near the
equator?
a.Because Baguio City is surrounded of
mountains
b.Because Baguio City is the Summer Capital
of the Philippines
c.Because Baguio City has pine trees
d.Because Baguio City is located at higher
altitude
END…
CLIMATIC PHENOMENA
OCCURRING ON A
GLOBAL LEVEL
Objectives
1. Describe climatic phenomena that occur
on a global level such as global warming,
climate change, El Niño and La Niña;
2. Determine the factors that influence
global climatic phenomenon;
Objectives
3. Explain the impact of global climatic
phenomenon on the daily lives of the people;
4. Create an advocacy material or activity that
will raise awareness of the impact of global
climatic phenomenon to the people
Greenhouse Effect
- It is the natural warming
process of the Earth results
when gases in the atmosphere
trap heat from the earth that
would otherwise escape into
space.
• Sunlight makes the earth habitable.
• While 30 % of the solar energy

that reaches our world is reflected
back to space, approximately 70 %
passes through the atmosphere to
the earth’s surface, where it is
absorbed by the land, oceans, and
atmosphere, and heats the planet.
• This heat is then radiated back up in
the form of invisible infrared radiation.
While some of this infrared radiation
continues on into space, the vast
majority—indeed, some 90 percent—
gets absorbed by atmospheric gases,
known as greenhouse gases, and
redirected back toward the earth,
causing further warming.
Primary Greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere
• Water Vapor (H2O)

• Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
• Methane (CH4)
• Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
• Ozone (O2)
These gases can
be naturally
occurring, or
man-made.
Past 800,000 years
- the concentration of greenhouse gases
in our atmosphere was between about
200 and 280 parts per million
Past century
- concentration has jumped to more
than 400 parts per million, driven up by
human activities such as burning of
fossil fuels and deforestation
The higher concentrations of greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide is
causing extra heat to be trapped and global temperatures to rise.
Global Warming
• is the gradual increase in
the overall temperature of
earth’s atmosphere due
to the greenhouse effects
Global Warming
• Global warming is
caused by several factors
such as man-made,
anthropogenic, or
natural.
•Burning fossil fuels is
one of the man-made
causes of global warming
resulting to pollution.
When fossil fuel is
burned it gives off carbon
dioxide.
Rising Sea level due to the melting of ice caps and
glaciers
Consequently, people
may experience severe
weather disturbances
like strong typhoons,
heavier rainfalls, and
climate change.
Climate Change
• It is a long-term
change in the average
weather patterns
Climate Change
•It is incorporated with the
two phenomena, the global
warming and large – scale
change in weather
patterns.
Climate Change
• Changes in Earth’s climate since the
start of the twentieth century are mainly
caused by human activities, such as
burning of fossil fuels for energy and
transportation, agricultural and
industrial activities, deforestation and
others.
Deforestation
Destruction of
habitat
Deforestation is the
primary cause of carbon
dioxide release because
forest and trees store
carbon dioxide and
commonly known as
“carbon sinks”.
Natural processes also
contribute to global
climate change such as
volcanic activity, changes
within the Sun’s energy
output, and variations in
Earth’s orbit.
Global climate change key indicators:
• land and ocean temperature increase

• rising ocean levels

• melting of
ice at Earth’s
poles and in
mountain
glaciers
• extreme weather
phenomena like
heat wave
• extreme weather
phenomena like
hurricanes
• extreme weather
phenomena like
hurricanes
• extreme
weather
phenomena
like drought
• extreme weather
phenomena like
floods and
precipitation
What can we do to
reduce emissions of
greenhouse gases in the
atmosphere?
A renewable resource
is one that can be
used repeatedly and
does not run out
because it is naturally
replaced.
Geothermal Energy
Hydrothermal Energy
Wind Energy
Solar Energy

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• While 30 % of the solar energy

• Water Vapor (H2O)

• land and ocean temperature increase

• rising ocean levels

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