Theme 2

General Theme 2 Notes
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Weather and Climate
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Describe the differences between weather and climate and understand the factors that
influences climate.
Weather is the day to day changes in the atmosphere.
Climate is the long term pattern of weather in an area over 30 years.
What elements make up the…

Britain receives relief rain throughout the year because
a) South westerly prevailing winds which come from the Atlantic Ocean warm moist air. b)
Mountains along the coast which force air to rise and cool.

Relief rain
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Frontal rainfall
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/weather_climate/weather_systems_rev
2.shtml
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huKYKykjcm0
(Fronts come from when armies go to fight. Think of fronts as a war.)
Fronts occur where two air masses meet.
Warm fronts:
1. Warm air rises over a mass of cold air. 2. As the air lifts into regions of…