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Wind blowing from the land towards sea during the night
is called Land Breeze
TOPOGRAPHY
Mountainous areas greatly affect the amount of precipitation in a
certain region.
The area in which the wind blows is called the windward side.
The air moves down towards the opposite region called leeward
side.
The cold air mass starts to absorb heat and becomes warm and
dry.
As a result, the area near the leeward side becomes dry and has
less precipitation.
The dry region on the leeward side is called rain shadow.
OCEAN CURRENTS
In the northern hemisphere, the current flows in a clockwise direction.
On the other hand, in the southern hemisphere, the current flows in
counterclockwise direction.
These clockwise and counterclockwise of ocean currents are caused by the
Coriolis Effect.
Ocean currents that flow away from the equator carries warm water.
The air above the warm water has higher temperature.
When ocean currents that bring cold water move towards a coastal region, the
temperature of that area decreases as warmer air from the land flows to the
sea resulting in a cold climate.
When warm ocean currents that take along warm water go to a land mass, the
temperature of that place increases as warmer air above the water flows
inland, resulting in a warm climate.
Warm currents that move from the equator towards the poles
carry warm water.
On the other hand, cold currents that travel from the poles
towards the equator carry cold water.
When ocean current carries cold water, the air above it becomes
colder.
When this ocean current moves toward the coastal region, the
temperature of that area becomes lower.
On the other hand, the ocean current that carries warm water
makes the air warmer.
When this current goes toward a land mass, the temperature of
that place becomes higher.