{"id":2859,"date":"2023-10-03T15:45:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T15:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ecole9ja\/?p=2859"},"modified":"2023-10-03T15:47:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T15:47:05","slug":"week-6-ss2-first-term-geography-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/posts\/week-6-ss2-first-term-geography-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 6 – SS2 First Term Geography Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

WEEK SIX
\n<\/strong>CLIMATE
\n<\/strong>Climate is the average weather condition of the atmosphere over a long period of time usually about 30-35years.<\/p>\n

\u00a0FACTORS THAT CAN AFFECT OR DETEMINE CLIMATE
\n<\/strong>1. Latitude\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a06. Cloud cover
\n2. Altitude\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a07. Vegetation
\n3. Distance from the sea\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a08. Planetary wind
\n4. Ocean currents<\/p>\n

\u00a0Elements of climate<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Temperature
    \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Rainfall
    \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Wind
    \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Relative humidity
    \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Pressure
    \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. Cloud cover
    \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. \n
    Sunshine\n<\/div>\n

    \u00a0EVALUATIONQUESTION
    \n<\/strong><\/li>\n

  8. \n
    What is climate?\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  9. \n
    Differentiate between weather and climate.\n<\/div>\n

    \u00a0TYPES OF CLIMATE
    \n<\/strong>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0HOT CLIMATE
    \n<\/strong>(a)Equatorial Climate
    \n\t\t\t\tLocation: This is located within 50<\/sup> North and South of the equator.
    \nAreas: Amazon Basin of South America, Zaire Basin of Central Africa, The Coast of West Africa. <\/p>\n

    \u00a0(b)Tropical Continental (Sudan) Climate
    \n\t\t\t\tLocation: It is located between 50<\/sup>-200<\/sup> North and South of the equator
    \nAreas: Central America, North Western part of South America, Interior upland of Brazil and Bolivia, West Africa, part of East Africa, parts of India and South East Asia, Northern Australia.<\/p>\n

    \u00a02.COLD CLIMATE
    \n<\/strong>(a)Polar Climate
    \nLocation: It is found around 900<\/sup> North and South of the Equator, especially around the poles.
    \nAreas: Greenland, Iceland and Antarctica.<\/p>\n

    \u00a0(b)Tundra Climate
    \nLocation: It is located around 600<\/sup>-900 <\/sup>North and South of the equator especially around the Arctic and Antarctic circles.
    \nAreas: Coastal strip of Greenland, Northern Canada and Alaska, parts of Eurasia and Antarctica.<\/p>\n

    \u00a03.DESERT CLIMATE
    \n<\/strong>(a)Hot Desert Climate
    \nLocation: Within latitude 150<\/sup> and 300<\/sup>North and South of the equator.
    \nAreas: Sahara desert, Arabian desert, Iranian desert, Thar desert, Namib desert, Kalahari desert, Great Australian desert and Atacama desert.<\/p>\n

    \u00a0(b)Cold Desert Climate
    \nLocation: Within 450<\/sup>-600<\/sup> North and South of the equator.
    \nAreas: Eurasia, North America and South America.
    \nOther types of climate are:<\/p>\n

    \u00a0WARM TEMPERATE CLIMATE WESTERN MARGIN (MEDITERRANEAN TYPE)
    \n<\/strong>Location: 300<\/sup>-450<\/sup> North and south of the equator.
    \nAreas: North Africa, South West of South Africa, Central Chile, California, Southern Australia, France, Spain and Italy.<\/p>\n

    \u00a0WARM TEMPERATE CLIMATE EASTERN MARGIN (CHINA TYPE)
    \n<\/strong>Location: 200<\/sup>-400<\/sup> North and south of the equator.
    \nAreas: China, U.S.A, Mexico, Natal in South Africa and Australia. <\/p>\n

    \u00a0COOL TEMPERATE CLIMATE WESTERN MARGIN (BRITISH TYPE)
    \n<\/strong>Location: 450<\/sup>-600<\/sup> North and south of the equator.
    \nAreas: Britain, France, Belgium, Netherland, Denmark, Norway and British Columbia.<\/p>\n

    \u00a0COOL TEMPERATE CLIMATE EASTERN MARGIN (LAURENTIAN TYPE)
    \n<\/strong>Location: 400 <\/sup>and 500<\/sup> North of the equator.
    \nAreas: North Eastern part of North America, North East Canada and Northern Asia.<\/p>\n

    \u00a0EVALUATIONQUESTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Mention any four elements of weather and climate.\n<\/li>\n
    2. State any three importance of weather and climate to man.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u00a0GENERAL EVALUATIONQUESTIONS:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n

    3. \n
      What is weather and climate?\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
    4. \n
      Explain the importance of weather and climate.\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
    5. \n
      Mention the instrument used for measuring rainfall.\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
    6. \n
      Explain equatorial climate.\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
    7. \n
      Mention the areas that experience Mediterranean climate.\n<\/div>\n

      \u00a0READING ASSIGNMENT
      \n<\/strong>Essential Geography, O.A. Iwena, Pages 93-101.<\/em><\/p>\n

      \u00a0WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT
      \n<\/strong>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The height of a place above the sea level is known as (a) Latitude (b) Altitude (c) Lapse rate (d) Spot height
      \n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Which of these factors does not affect weather and climate (a) Cloud cover (b) Humidity (c) Latitude (d) Natural Vegetation
      \n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The instrument used for measuring wind direction is (a) Wind vane (b) Thermometer
      \n(c) Anemometer (d) Rain guage
      \n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Wet and dry bulb thermometer could be used for measuring (a) Rainfall (b) Relative humidity (c) Temperature (d) Wind speed
      \n5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Which of the following weather elements is paired with the wrong instrument? (a) Wind direction and wind vane (b) Humidity and anemometer (c) Rainfall and rain guage (d) Atmospheric pressure and barometer<\/p>\n

      \u00a0THEORY
      \n<\/strong>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What is weather?
      \n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Highlight five importance of weather and climate to man.
      \n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

      \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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