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6.2 - Influences on weather and climate

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  • ✓Understand how latitude affects weather and climate
  • ✓Analyze the impact of continentality on temperature ranges
  • ✓Recognize how altitude influences climate
  • ✓Explain the role of relief in weather patterns
  • ✓Evaluate the effects of winds on weather conditions
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Picture this: a student in coastal Bridgetown says it is hot and breezy, while another student in a mountain village says it is cool, cloudy, and damp, and they live in the same country! In this lesson, you will learn the five main ‘controls’ that make weather and climate vary across the Caribbean.
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Before today, had you studied latitude • distance from sea • altitude • relief • winds (Caribbean focus) in school?

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How confident are you about latitude • distance from sea • altitude • relief • winds (Caribbean focus) right now?

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Predict: which statement do you think best describes latitude?

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Picture this: a student in coastal Bridgetown says it is hot and breezy, while another student in a mountain village says it is cool, cloudy, and damp, and they live in the same country! In this lesson, you will learn the five main ‘controls’ that make weather and climate vary across the Caribbean.
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