Climate & Caribbean Video Cloze

Planet Water: Ocean Affects Weather and Climate (3:50) (howstuffworks.com) WATCH videos through completely one time, then watch again and take notes. How do the ____________ affect our weather and ________________? On a clear and sunny day, the _________ may appear calm and at rest, but the ____________ in the ocean is never __________. Ocean waters __________ during the ___________ from the _____________ of the ______________ and from the __________ of the __________. There are ________ basic types of _________; ___________ and ____________. And each has different _____________. __________________ is a process where __________ moves through the __________________. It causes local winds and breezes. ________________ occurs because different ___________ of the Earth’s surface soaks up the _________ light in different ______________. For example, ___________ absorbs heat faster during the __________ than the nearby ____________ waters, so during the day the _______ over __________ is ______________ than air over the ___________. Since ___________ ________ is _______________ than cold air, the air over the land _____________ during the day. The movement of ______ _______ upward, _________ in ___________ air from the _______________. This causes ____________ to move over both ___________ and _______________. The air over land rises so __________ it __________ again and moves _______ over the _____________. These circular air movements resulting from convection are what make up __________ winds and ____________. Similar ___________ also create the great __________ ____________ which move around the Earth. The __________ waters receive much more heat from the _______ at the Equator than at the ___________. Thus, the air over ______________ __________ waters found near the _____________ is ___________ than air over the frigid ________. As the warmer air __________ at the _____________, it is _____________ by cooler air being pulled in from the ______ and ______ poles. Warm air rises and moves toward the ___________ where it _________ and _______________, eventually to _____________ to the _______________. These air ______________ are what ___________ global winds. As the __________ __________ move, they also move the air and ___________ with them. Wind ___________ over the _____________ Ocean are _______________ moving these cloud formations toward __________________. As the body of air or ______ ________ carrying these ____________ meets other air masses of different _________________, an amazing thing occurs…_____________! For example, _____________ ocean air masses from _____________ may ___________ with ______________ air masses over the western _____________ and create ________. Local _________________ conditions including ____________, ___________________, ____________ and ______________ are called _______________. There is always weather, whether it ____________ or not! The only places that have no ____________ are places without an _______________, like the ____________. _______________ of the South West U.S. are often times warm and receive little rain, we refer to these area as having _______, ______ climates. Weather in ____________ is usually ___________ and ___________. We refer to this area as having a __________ climate. Tropical regions of the world, like Florida, are ________ and ________, these are called _______________ climates.

Global Ocean Realm: Ocean Currents (2:03) What creates ocean currents? ______________ steady ______________ are the primary ___________ force for creating __________ ___________ currents. As the _____________ blows across the ocean’s _______________ , a _________ is exerted on the _____________. Patterns of the oceans _______________ are very similar to the _______________ patterns of the ___________________. The __________ of the ________________, the ___________ __________ and the relative _____________ and _______________ of the water affect the ___________ _____________ as well. Because of the Earth’s rotation, currents are ___________________ to the ___________ in the ___________ _______________ and to the ____________ in the ___________ ________________. (Coriolis effect) Cold currents ________ towards the ___________, usually on the Western coast of the ________________, while ____________ currents flow _________________ from the __________ towards the ____________. The current is just a portion of the huge, ___________ moving _____________ flow that occurs in most of the world’s _________ _____________. Sailors who navigate the ______ best understand how the _________________ ____________ currents can move _________________ amounts of ______________. Since ___________ ___________ can be reduced if one travels _________ the _________________ or voyage time is ___________ (added) if one travels ____________ it. The most steady current, the ____________ ______________, has been measured to be (use miles/yds.) ______ ____________ wide and ____ __________ deep and can move ____ _______________ cubic yards of water each _____________!!! Also studied is the process of how currents have a major affect on the ___________ of ____________ _____________. For example, the cold current flowing _____________ along the ______________ coast makes the ____________ there lower than with the expected, given the _____________ of the region. As the __________ __________ that flows __________ __________ becomes the _________ ____________ ________, this current during the winter may contribute to the _________ temperatures of the Northern _____________ coast, Great Britain and ____________, given their latitude. Geography of the Caribbean: Caribbean Lands and Culture (4:43) In ________, ___________ _______________ sailed from _____________ in search of ______________. In his daring venture across the __________ _________ he and his sailors came upon the islands of the __________________ which stretch more than _____________ miles from the tip of ______________ to the coast of ______________. He called them the ____________. Columbus was the first _________________ to discover these islands, but people had been living here for ________________. These islands separate the _______________ _________ from the ________________ ___________ and today they are called the _________ __________. The ___________ Were the first to _______________ and ____________ the West Indies. They colonized the _______________ of the _____________ bringing _____________ as ___________ to work in the ____________. Then _______________, ________________ and

the ____________________ realized the significance of the __________ ____________ of these islands. Soon, the __________________ had turned the ____________ _______ into ______________ and __________________ plantations. Over the next few ____________________ years, the islands gained their ___________________ , but the ______________ and the ______________ influence can still be seen everywhere throughout the islands today. Each __________________ has its own _______________ and ___________, but they all share many of the same __________________ features. They all have the same _______ ___________ climate most of the year. They withstand fierce _________________ that batter the shoreline every ____________ and ________. The ______________ is mostly _______________ _________ ___________ on these islands, but some, like Cuba, also have __________________ ___________________. ________________ _____________, ______________ and other crops are growing on most of the islands. These _____________ are some of the main ____________ of the Caribbean. __________________ is another major industry in the Caribbean. __________ ________ are a common sight in these ____________. The large islands of _________ _________ and _______________, ____________ and _______________ are actually the exposed tops of ________________ __________________. Millions of years ago, they were part of a __________________ chain that linked ____________ and __________ America. Other islands were formed by _______________ ________________. Two tectonic _____________ that form the earth’s crust meet in the __________ ____________. Over the years, the plates have ___________ and ______________. Volcanoes ___________________ and these volcanoes were responsible for creating the islands of the __________________. In fact, several ______________ are still active on the ______________. The ______________ and the smaller island chains are ___________ islands. They formed from the ________-____ of the ___________________ of tiny sea _______________ called __________. Over millions of years this build-up created _____________. You will find a ____________ of _________ backgrounds on the Caribbean. A long history of ________________ has given these islands a ________ of ____________ and ____________. Spanish, _____________ and ______________brought their ___________and ________________. These _________________ blended with those of the _____________ and __________________ peoples to create the rich ____________ of the islands today. The island _____________ of the _________________ may be some of the __________ countries in the ____________, but they are a main _______________ for the millions

of ___________________ who visit, and are _____________ to the people who live there. The _____________ of the _______________ resources on these ___________ first encouraged _______________ that eventually spread throughout the _____________ _________________. Today, the ___________________ of the Caribbean __________________ like ___________, _______________ and _________ can be found throughout the ___________ and _____________ ___________________.