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The UK's Climate — Revision notes
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Key terms
- Temperate maritime climate
- A climate type characterized by moderate temperatures without extreme heat or cold, and constant moisture coming off the surrounding ocean
- Precipitation
- Any water falling from the sky, including rain, snow, hail, or sleet
- Latitude
- The measurement of how far north or south a location is from the Equator, in degrees
- Altitude
- The height of land above sea level, which significantly influences local weather patterns and rainfall
- Relief rainfall
- Precipitation that occurs when moist air coming off the ocean slams into high ground, is forced upwards, cools, and condenses into clouds
- Rain shadow
- A dry area on the leeward side of a mountainous region where air has already dropped most of its moisture
- Air mass
- An enormous body of air that acquires specific temperature and moisture characteristics based on where it formed
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What this lesson covers
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- Explain what a temperate maritime climate is and why the UK has one
- Explain why the south of the UK is warmer than the north
- Explain relief rainfall and the rain shadow effect, and why the west is wetter
- Explain why eastern regions have bigger temperature swings than western ones
- Describe the air masses that affect the UK and how they make weather changeable
- Explain how latitude, altitude and air masses combine to shape regional climate
Test yourself
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- What does a temperate maritime climate give the UK?
- Which of these does NOT make a place in the UK wetter?
- Which side of the UK has the biggest gap between summer and winter?
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