Question

Draw a mindmap on the factors affecting the distribution of temperature . Explain any one factor with a diagram ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:.Factors affecting the distribution of temperature

Factors that Affecting Controlling Temperature Control

The latitude of the place.

The altitude of the place.

Distance from the sea.

The air- mass circulation.

The presence of warm and cold ocean currents.

Local aspects.                            

 Altitude:

Since the atmosphere is mainly heated by conduction from the earth, it can be expected that places nearer to the earth’s surface are warmer than those higher up. Thus temperature decreases with increasing height above sea level.

This rate of decrease with altitude (lapse rate) is never constant, varying from place to place and from season to season. But for all practical purposes, it may be reckoned that a fall of 1°F. occurs with an ascent of 300 feet or 0.6°C. per 100 meters. It is usually more in summer than in winter.

For example in temperate latitudes, in summer, an ascent of only 280 feet will cause the temperature to drop by 1°F., whereas in winter it requires 400 feet. Similarly, the lapse rate is greater by day than at night, greater on elevated highlands

 

In tropical countries where the sea level temperature is 80°F., a town that is located at a height of 4,500 feet (shown as X in Fig. 108) will record a mean temperature of 65°F.

Lapse Rate