Year 7 - Geography
Fieldwork: Planning and collecting microclimate data
Weather and climate: how do they vary?
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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 collect microclimate data on your school site.
Key Notes
- A microclimate is the local climate and will differ from place to place.
- Land use and aspect can affect the microclimate, increasing or decreasing the temperature.
- The microclimate can be measured using weather instruments such as thermometers and anemometers.
- We can use our knowledge of microclimates to generate questions that we can study in our fieldwork enquiry.
Vocabulary To Learn
- microclimate: the climate of a small area which is likely to be influenced by local factors
- aspect: the position of a feature in relation to the sun
- prevailing wind: the most common direction that the wind blows from
- land use: the purpose or function of different areas of land
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Areas of high wind speeds are colder.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
A microclimate is the local climate and will differ from place to place. Land use and aspect can affect the microclimate, increasing or decreasing the temperature.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'microclimate'
the climate of a small area which is likely to be influenced by local factors.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Areas of high wind speeds are colder. Correction: While windy areas may feel colder on our bodies, geographers measure air temperature which is unlikely to be affected by the strength of the wind speed.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Actions to tackle climate change Study Guide
- Anticyclones Study Guide
- Causes of climate change Study Guide
- Depressions Study Guide
- Fieldwork: Analysing, concluding and evaluating microclimate data Study Guide
- Fieldwork: Presenting microclimate data Study Guide
- Impacts of climate change on the UK Study Guide
- Past climate change Study Guide
- The UK's climate Study Guide
- Types of rainfall Study Guide
- Weather and climate Study Guide
- Weather and climate forecasting Study Guide
- World climate zones Study Guide
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