Geography 001: Ch 3 & 4 Assignment Chapter 3: Geographic Controls on
Geography 001: Ch 3 & 4
Assignment
Chapter 3: Geographic Controls on Temperature
Chapter 4: Atmospheric Circulation Videos
Discussion
California Islands
Assignment
1 # Chapter 3: Geographic Controls on Temperature
This video finishes Ch3, identifying what things affect global temperature patterns.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSCOLcwhbpI&t=3s
Either while viewing the video, or after, complete and upload a hand-written chart summarizing the effects. The column and row headers should follow the form of the image below. The arrows are shorthand for “increasing”. Fill in each remaining box with “increases”, “decreases” or “stays the same” or similar phrases.
Average Temperature
Temperature Range
↑Latitude
↑Elevation
↑Continentality
Leeward Location
2 # Chapter 4: Atmospheric Circulation Videos
Next, this video derives the 3-cell model of atmospheric circulation, which generalizes how the air in our atmosphere is moving.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j64V8s6F9AY
If you want a quick review of the initial generation of the 3-cell model you can watch this video, but it doesn’t contain anything new (just a more concise generation of the atmospheric circulation).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g6jyT3aXEg
If you watched that video for review, it continues with the jet stream and ITCZ here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0CFt3-_CnU
Relating to the videos showing atmospheric circulation, start with a single blank sheet of paper and recreate the finished atmospheric circulation model. It’s fine to refer to your notes or the videos. When you are done showing all 3 cells, H and L pressure, wind patterns, jet streams, take a picture and upload your drawing.
As now for this assignment, start with a single blank sheet of paper and recreate the finished atmospheric circulation model. It’s fine to refer to your notes or the videos. When you are done showing all 3 cells, H and L pressure, wind patterns, jet streams, take a picture and upload your drawing.
Discussion
3 # California Islands
California itself is named after a mythical island. Although it might seem culturally like it’s separated from the other 49 states, it is not. It does, however, have a number of islands offshore. Choose one and find an interesting story or detail about it online to share with the class. You can use this list to find islands off our coast or the coast of Baja California. Wikipedia list of California’s Islands
(Links to an external site.)
In at least a few sentences that are your own words, share what you have found about one of the islands. Make sure to let us know where it is. Also, include a link to whatever online article you use to get your information. Do NOT cut/paste from an article, but present your own summarized version.