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Climate Class Opal
Climate
Class Opal
Factors that affect Climate:
Latitude Distance from the Sea Prevailing winds Altitude Aspect
Three different Climate types:1. Hot Climates2. Temperate Climates3. Cold Climates
An overview to date:
We’ve looked at the factors affecting Hot Desert Climates:
Very Dry (less than 100mm of rain per year) Hot usually over 30 Degrees Celsius in Summer Big range in day and night temperature (Cloudless skies
impacting the containment of heat)
We have also looked at how vegetation has adapted as a result of this climate type:
Camels storing water in their humps Cactus absorbing moisture in its spongy interior (and large root
patterns)
An overview to date:
In the last class we examined the process of
Desertification: Caused by severe drought and rapid population
growth (which has resulted in increased numbers of cattle which overgraze on the little Veg. available)
An overview to date:
Irrigation Schemes
The artificial watering of land
The Aswan Dam
Project
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