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Year 7 - Geography

Anticyclones

Weather and climate: how do they vary?

Unit Summary

This unit teaches pupils about the physical processes that help explain our weather and climate. Pupils will use fieldwork to investigate weather in their local area. Pupils will also learn about how and why our climate is changing.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to explain the weather associated with an anticyclone, and its impact on people and the environment.

Key Notes

  • High pressure systems, when air is sinking, are called anticyclones.
  • Anticyclones are characterised by dry, stable weather.
  • Anticyclones have very gentle winds shown by widely spaced isobars on a weather map.
  • Anticyclones can bring summer heatwaves and very cold conditions in winter.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • impact: to have an effect on someone or something
  • pressure: a force pushing or pressing on a given area
  • heatwave: a prolonged period of abnormally hot weather

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • The weather associated with an anticyclone stays the same all year around.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.

High pressure systems, when air is sinking, are called anticyclones. Anticyclones are characterised by dry, stable weather.

2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'impact'

to have an effect on someone or something.

3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.

Mistake: The weather associated with an anticyclone stays the same all year around. Correction: Students will analyse images to identify how anticyclones may bring different weather in the summer and winter.

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