Repetition

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Close to the coast there are larger differences between summer and winter temperature

1. true
2. not true

The sea has a moderating effect on temperature.

More extremes with greater distance from sea. (G43)

- close to the sea = moderate (mild winters and mild summers)

- far from the sea = extreme (cold winters and warm summers)

Where are temperatures in summer higher, In New York or in Seattle ?
Explain why.

Onshore and offshore winds 

Onshore wind: less warm in summer and less cold in winter 

Offshore wind: warm in summer and cold in winter (extreme) 

When air is warmed it will:

1. Fall and cause a low atmospheric pressure L
2. Rise and cause a low atmospheric pressure L
3. Fall and cause a high atmospheric pressure H
4. Rise and cause a lhigh atmospheric pressure H

Warm air rises -> Low pressure area

Leeward side

Windward side

dry 

wet 

rising air 

falling air 

Windward

Leeward

In December, January and February India has a

1. offshore wind with little precipitation
2. offshore wind lots of precipitation
3. onshore wind with little precipitation
4. onshore wind with lots of precipitation

Summer monsoon: June, July, August 

Winter monsoon: December, January, February 

Name one important consequence of the monsoon for Indian inhabitants

Crop yield

Agriculture

Floods in the Ganges plain