Question

name the factors that affect the climate of a place

Answer 1

The factors that affect the climate of a place are:-
1) distance from sea
The sea affects the climate of a place. Coastal areas are cooler and wetter than inland areas. Clouds form when warm air from inland areas meets cool air from the sea.  The centre of continents are subject to a large range of temperatures.  In the summer, temperatures can be very hot and dry as moisture from the sea evaporates before it reaches the centre of the land mass.

2) Ocean currents

3)Direction of prevailing winds
Winds that blow from the sea often bring rain to the coast and dry weather to inland areas.  Winds that blow to Britain from warm inland areas such as Africa will be warm and dry.  Winds that blow to Britain from inland areas such as central Europe will be cold and dry in winter. Britain's prevailing (i.e. most frequently experienced) winds come from a south westerly direction over the Atlantic.  These winds are cool in the summer, mild in the winter and tend to bring wet weather.

4)Relief features
Climate can be affected by mountains. Mountains receive more rainfall than low lying areas because as air is forced over the higher ground it cools, causing moist air to condense and fall out as rainfall.The higher the place is above sea level the colder it will be.  This happens because as altitude increases, air becomes thinner and is less able to absorb and retain heat. That is why you may see snow on the top of mountains all year round.

5)Distance from equator
The distance from the equator affects the climate of a place. At the poles, energy from the sun reaches the Earth's surface at lower angles and passes through a thicker layer of atmosphere than at the equator. This means the climate is cooler further from the Equator. The poles also experience the greatest difference between summer and winter day lengths: in the summer there is a period when the sun does not set at the poles; conversely the poles also experience a period of total darkness during winter. In contrast, daylength varies little at the equator.

Answer 2

Answer:

Factors affecting the climate are as follows:

•    Altitude : There is a decrease of 1°C for every 166 metre rise in height, because temperature decreases as you move to higher altitudes. So the mountains are cooler than the plains.

•    Distance from the sea :  Areas in the interiors have extreme type of climate or continental climate whereas coastal areas have equable or maritime climate.The effect of land breeze and sea breeze caused by differential rate of heating and cooling of land and sea are responsible for moderate climate in coastal areas.

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