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FACTORS AFFECTING CLIMATE TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION FACTORS AFFECTING CLIMATE TEMPERATURE LATITUDE ALTITUDE DISTANCE FROM BODIES OF WATER PRECIPITATION OCEAN CURRENTS PREVAILING WINDS MOUNTAIN RANGES temperature Factors LATITUDE DISTANCE FROM THE EQUATOR Near The Equator- TROPICAL (HOT Temperatures) Most Direct Sunlight Far From The Equator- POLAR (COLD Temperatures) Least Direct Sunlight Between 30° & 60° North & South- TEMPERATE (MODERATE Temperatures) ALTITUDE HEIGHT ABOVE SEA-LEVEL As altitude increases, The temperature decreases DISTANCE FROM LARGE BODIES OF WATER NEARNESS TO OCEANS & WINDS Near Bodies Of Water (MARINE)Oceans keep temperatures moderate Warmer winters & cooler summers Away From Bodies Of Water (CONTINENTAL)More extreme temperatures OCEAN CURRENTS MOVEMENT OF WARM WATER OR COOL WATER Warm ocean currents bring warm air to cooler places Cooler ocean currents bring cooler air to warmer places Precipitation Factors PREVAILING WINDS GLOBAL WINDS PUSH AIR MASSES THAT ARE EITHER WARM, COOL, HUMID OR DRY Maritime air masses (HUMID AIR) create rainy climates Continental air masses (DRY AIR) create drier climates MOUNTAIN RANGES AIR MOVES UP WINDWARD SIDE AND DOWN THE LEEWARD SIDE Precipitation falls on the windward side creating a rainy climate region Dry conditions occur on the leeward side Creating a drier climate region