Lesson 3

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Lesson 3

Lesson goals:

1. Review §5.2 

2.  Köppen Climate System

3. Start §5.3 

Why is the difference in winter en summer temperature relatively small in India

1. It has a monsoon climate
2. It is on the leeward side of the Himalayas
3. The sea influence is large
4. It is close to the Equator

What causes the dry monsoon in India? This is because the

1. wind from the Indian Ocean is relatively cold
2. wind from inland is dry
3. wind from the H-pressure area in Asia is dry
4. wind from the L-pressure area in Asia is dry

What causes the wet monsoon in India?

1. Winds from the Indian ocean carry moisty air
2. Winds from the east carried towards the west
3. Winds from L-pressure area create rain
4. Winds from the H-pressure area from the Himalayas

Which word is missing?
Sea breeze - rising moisty air, - air cools down - ... - rainfall

1. evaporation
2. leeward side
3. condesation
4. windward side

There is a low pressure area around the Equator because

1. air comes from a high pressure area
2. air is heated up by perpendicular sunrays
3. the presence of trade winds
4. the vegetation releases a lot of moisture

Eventually the risen air descends because it .......... and creates a .......... pressure area

1. heats up - high
2. cools - low
3. heats up - low
4. cools - high

Why are the winds which blow towards the equator called trade winds?

1. They would carry sailors towards India
2. They carried European sailers towards America
3. They enabled trade between various nations
4. They were used to trade goods across the Atlantic

Why does the abbreviation ITCZ mean?

1. Intercontinental conference zone
2. Intertropical convergence zone
3. Intertropical conference zone
4. Intercontinental convergence zone

In January the red line (ITCZ) moves further south across the land in Africa & South America. Why?

1. The continents are less influenced by the ocean
2. The winds blow further south on the continents
3. Land heats up faster than water
4. Water heats up faster than land