BIOL 1001 Chapter : Chapter 29 Lecture Notes
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Chapter 29: 29. 1 what factors influence earth"s climate, both climate and weather are driven by the sun. The distribution of life on earth, particularly on land, is dramatically affected by weather and climate. Weather is the short-term fluctuations in temperature, humidity, cloud cover, wind, and precipitation in a region over periods of hours or days. Climate is defined as long-term patterns of weather that prevail over years or centuries in a particular region. The amount of sunlight and water and the range of. Solar energy drives the wind, ocean currents, and the global water temperatures determine the climate of a region cycle. Latitude- is a measure of the distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees. At the equator, sunlight strikes the earth relatively directly throughout the year. Farther north or south, sunlight strikes the earth less directly, spreading the same amount of sunlight over a larger area than at the equator, decreasing its intensity.
