Weather Hazards (AQA GCSE Geography): Flashcards
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Global Atmospheric Circulation definition
Global Atmospheric Circulation definition
Overall air movement between equator & poles affecting climate
Main atmospheric cell to know
Main atmospheric cell to know
Hadley Cell
What happens at equator
What happens at equator
Intensely heated by sun
Pressure type when air rises at equator
Pressure type when air rises at equator
Low pressure
Where air cools & sinks (degrees from equator)
Where air cools & sinks (degrees from equator)
30° north & south
Pressure at 30° N&S where air sinks
Pressure at 30° N&S where air sinks
High pressure
Characteristics of sinking air
Characteristics of sinking air
Warmer, drier, low rainfall
Biome found at high pressure zones (30° N&S)
Biome found at high pressure zones (30° N&S)
Deserts
Pressure type when air is rising
Pressure type when air is rising
LOW Pressure
Pressure type when air is sinking
Pressure type when air is sinking
HIGH Pressure
Weather systems UK gets from Atlantic
Weather systems UK gets from Atlantic
Low pressure systems
Weather brought by low pressure systems
Weather brought by low pressure systems
Wet and windy weather