Geography Pages 8 to29 of Geography for Avery Hill. 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? GeographyWeather and climateGCSEAll boards Created by: MeganCreated on: 10-09-08 20:46 Britain's Weather Britain's Weather The weather in the UK is very variable When variations in daily weather conditions are aceraged out over a number of years, the pattern describes a country's climate Temperatures are neither too hot or cold This is called a Temperate This is due to its location between the cold Arctic region and the hot Tropic of Cancer. The UK recieves prevaling winds from the south-west. The UK has a cool temperate maritime climate 1 of 6 Depressions Depressions Much of Britain weather comes from low-pressure weather systems called depressions They travel from WEST to EAST across the UK into western Europe. They bring changeable weather with 2 main belts of rainfall; one with a warm front and the other cold front following it. 2 of 6 Winter Anticylones Winter Anticyclones In winter high pressure weather systems also affect Western Europe They are caused by the cooling of the land This is because between September and March the Sun provides less intense heat over the northern hemisphere As the land cools it chills the air above it This sinks causing high pressure at the surface As air is not rising there are clear skies during both the day and night and extremely low temperatures This sinking only affects 2 kilometres of the ground but bring cooooold weather. 3 of 6 Summer Anticyclones Summer Anticyclones Summer of '99 brought hottest conditions experienced in England Driest July since '11 Temperatures overtook those in Mediterranean During July and early August there were several periods of hot weather in diffparts of the country All associated with warm anticyclones Developed when warm air from the Tropic of Cancer was brought by upper air winds towards Western Europe As travelled north it became cool and sank over UK to bring high pressure, clear skies and tropical air 4 of 6 Mediterranean Mediterranean Many UK residents go other countries for main hol Lots travel south during peak holiday months of July & August to the islands & mainland resorts of Med The Costa Blanca of Spain is due south from London The popularity of of resorts like Benidorm has lasted for over 30 years Climate is always hot and dry in Med In Italy the cliamte can vary a great deal Those areas which are further from influence of sea experience a wider range of temperatures They heat up and cool down more than coastal areas This pattern is called continentality In mountainous areas such as Italian Alps winter temperatures can be very low! 5 of 6 Monsoons Monsoons A monsoon is a seasonal wind In the summer it blows northwards over India and Bangladesh In the winter it blows southwards over these countries towards northern Australia This cause dry weather conditions in Mumbai (Bombay) When rains come rivers flood the land and fish spawn in the rice fields People put away their ploughs and get out their fishing nets Nearly 2000mm of rain falls in the summer The north-west is a particularly arid region 6 of 6
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