Learning Objectives
At the end of this module, students should be able to:
1. Identify the factors that produce air movement and winds.
2. Describe the movement of air in the atmospheric general circulation model for Earth.
3. Identify the impacts of axial tilt and seasonality on general circulation.
4. Describe the relationship between ocean currents and general circulation.
5. Identify wind directions and strengths between cyclones and anti-cyclones.
6. Identify and describe the local winds that most impact the Pacific Northwest.
7. Describe the conditions associated with an El Niño Southern Oscillation.
8. Describe how air masses produce midlatitude cyclone formation and development.
1. Identify the factors that produce air movement and winds.
2. Describe the movement of air in the atmospheric general circulation model for Earth.
3. Identify the impacts of axial tilt and seasonality on general circulation.
4. Describe the relationship between ocean currents and general circulation.
5. Identify wind directions and strengths between cyclones and anti-cyclones.
6. Identify and describe the local winds that most impact the Pacific Northwest.
7. Describe the conditions associated with an El Niño Southern Oscillation.
8. Describe how air masses produce midlatitude cyclone formation and development.
Before You Begin
Before you begin this module, you must:
1. Read the following chapters and pages in the textbook McKnight's Physical Geography; A Landscape Appreciation:
1. Read the following chapters and pages in the textbook McKnight's Physical Geography; A Landscape Appreciation:
- Chapter 5: Atmospheric Pressure and Wind
- Chapter 7: (pages 176-190) Atmospheric Disturbances
Once you have completed the pre-module quiz, you may begin the module by clicking below.