Weather and Climate a.Weather and Climate Atmospheric Temperature a.Insolation and Terrestrial radiation b.Conduction, Convection, Radiation and Advection c.Torrid Zone, Temperate Zone and Frizid Zone d.Warm Ocean Current and Cold/Cool Ocean Current Atmospheric Pressure and Winds a.Equatorial Low Pressure Belt, Sub-tropical High Pressure Belt, Sub-Polar Low Pressure Belt and Polar High Pressure Belt b. Wind and Air Current c. Planetary Winds, Periodic Winds, Local Winds and Variable Winds d. Katabatic (Mountain breeze) and Anabatic (Valley breeze) e. Land breeze and Sea breeze / Monsoon Winds f. Cyclone and Anti-Cyclone g. Westerlies and Trade Winds Moisture in the Air a.Evaporation, Condensation and Precipitation b.Absolute Humidity and Relative Humidity c. Dew, Frost,Fog, Mist and Clouds d. Convectional, Relief/Orographic and Cyclonic/Frontal Rainfall e. Saturation point and Dew Point Europe-Land , Climate and natural a.Continental and Maritime Type of Climate vegetation b. Eastern and Western Europe – Temperature and Rainfall Asia - Land , Climate and natural c. Tundra and Taiga vegetation d. Tropical Desert and Temperate Desert e. Equatorial Forest and Temperate [Taiga/Coniferous Forest] f. Continental and Mediterranean Type of Climate [Europe] g. Monsoon Type and Equatorial Type [Asia] h. South-West monsoon and North-east Monsoon Diagrams: Name of the Chapter Diagram Measurement of Temperature and a.Rain Gauge Rainfall b. Six’s Max. and min. thermometer Atmospheric Temperature a.Heat Budget b. Temperature influenced by latitude (Pg. 23) c. Temperature influenced by altitude (Pg.23) d. Slope of the land Atmospheric Pressure and Winds a. Permanent pressure belts and wind system of the world (pg.34). b. Seasonal migration and Pressure belts (pg. 32) c. Coriolis Effect/Force d. Formation of wind e. Land and sea breeze f. Cyclone and anti-cyclone Moisture in the Air a.Convectional/4 o’clock rainfall b. Relief/Orographic rainfall c. Frontal or Cyclonic rainfal d. Types of clouds