Climate and Vegetation
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Climate and Vegetation
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Demeter & Persephone
Explanation of the seasons from the Greek story.
Emphasize themes of Resurrection and Balance:
To be seen in Yin and Yang, Kukulkan
Emphasize themes of Resurrection and Balance:
To be seen in Yin and Yang, Kukulkan
Photo by Pilar Torres
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Earth is at a tilt with the northern pole aligning almost exactly with a star, the so-named North Star.
This is not the sun. The Earth is at an angle of 23.5 degrees. This tilt is the cause of the seasons.
This is not the sun. The Earth is at an angle of 23.5 degrees. This tilt is the cause of the seasons.
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Tropic of Cancer
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Solstice
Marks beginning of Summer and Winter
Northern Hemisphere:
Summer is longest day, Winter shortest
NEED TO EXPLAIN THE OPPOSITE SEASONS
Summer is longest day, Winter shortest
NEED TO EXPLAIN THE OPPOSITE SEASONS
Chinese philosophy: Yin and Yang
Yin: feminine, black, dark, north, water (transformation), passive, moon (weakness and the goddess Changxi), earth, cold, old, even numbers, valleys, poor, soft, and provides spirit to all things.
Yang: masculine, white, light, south, fire (creativity), active, sun (strength and the god Xihe), heaven, warm, young, odd numbers, mountains, rich, hard, and provides form to all things.
Source: masculine, white, light, south, fire (creativity), active, sun (strength and the god Xihe), heaven, warm, young, odd numbers, mountains, rich, hard, and provides form to all things.
Yang: masculine, white, light, south, fire (creativity), active, sun (strength and the god Xihe), heaven, warm, young, odd numbers, mountains, rich, hard, and provides form to all things.
Source: masculine, white, light, south, fire (creativity), active, sun (strength and the god Xihe), heaven, warm, young, odd numbers, mountains, rich, hard, and provides form to all things.
Equinox
Marks beginning of Spring and Fall
Northern Hemisphere:
Summer is longest day, Winter shortest
NEED TO EXPLAIN THE OPPOSITE SEASONS
Summer is longest day, Winter shortest
NEED TO EXPLAIN THE OPPOSITE SEASONS
Causes of Weather
- Water Vapor:
Precipitation
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Causes of Weather
- Water Vapor:
- Cloud Cover
Causes of Weather
- Water Vapor:
- Cloud Cover
- Landforms and bodies of water
Causes of Weather
- Water Vapor:
- Cloud Cover
- Landforms and bodies of water
- Elevation
Causes of Weather
- Water Vapor:
- Cloud Cover
- Landforms and bodies of water
- Elevation
- Air Movement
Types of Precipitation
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Frontal
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Hurricanes / Typhoons
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Floods
San Antonio 1921
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Olmos Dam
Climate
Average weather conditions at certain location over a period of time
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Factors Affecting Climate
- Wind Currents
Factors Affecting Climate
- Wind Currents
- Ocean Currents
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Factors Affecting Climate
- Wind Currents
- Ocean Currents
- Zones of Latitude
Factors Affecting Climate
- Wind Currents
- Ocean Currents
- Zones of Latitude
- Elevation
Factors Affecting Climate
- Wind Currents
- Ocean Currents
- Zones of Latitude
- Elevation
- Topography
Changes in Climate
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Anthropogenic Climate Change
NASA: 97% of scientists agree
http://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/
EPA: Infograph
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/causes.html#
http://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/
EPA: Infograph
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/causes.html#
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Types of Climates
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Tropical Wet
Photo by Nico Nelson
Tropical Wet & Dry
Photo by Amal Roshan
Semiarid
Photo by David Bygott
Desert
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Marine West Coast
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Humid Subtropical
Photo by Ippei & Janine Naoi
Humid Continental
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Subarctic
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Ice Cap
Photo by Francesco Muratori
Highlands
Forestlands
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Deciduous Trees
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Coniferous Trees
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Desert and Tundra
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