Geography & Climate: Differences in Northern & Southern Hemispheres - Prof. P. Stouffer, Study notes of Earth Sciences

Download Geography & Climate: Differences in Northern & Southern Hemispheres - Prof. P. Stouffer and more Study notes Earth Sciences in PDF only on Docsity! Tropic of Capricorn is southern cancer is northern hemisphere Know what equinox and solstice is All points on the earth’s surface receive the same amount of daylight over the course of a year Max day-length increases with latitude All points on the earth’s surface receive the same amount of energy from the sun over the course of a year. Temp shows more annual variation with increasing latitude Greater area of oceans in the southern hemisphere moderates temp making it cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter than in the northern hemisphere Temp declines with elevation as air expands, loses energy and cools. Rainfall occurs when warm air rises, cools, and condenses More moisture is available from air rising over water Rain occurs when moist air cools, such as when air rises at mountains Currents moving away from the equator lead to rain on land as the tropical air cools