Topic 2 – Climate and
Weather Mr K Whitlock (2022)
, Content
• Chapter 1: Mid-Latitude Cyclones
• Chapter 2: Tropical Cyclones
• Chapter 3: Subtropical Anticyclones and
associated weather conditions
• Chapter 4: Valley Climates
• Chapter 5: Urban Climates
, Chapter 1: Mid-Latitude Cyclones
• Unit 1: Characteristics, area of formation, and conditions
needed for formation
• Unit 2: Stages of development and related weather
conditions
• Unit 3: Weather patterns associated with cold, warm
and occluded fronts
• Unit 4: Reading and interpreting satellite images and
synoptic weather maps
, Unit 1: Characteristics, area of formation, and
condition needed for formation
• General characteristics of mid-latitude cyclones
– Mid-latitude cyclones have similar patterns to cyclones
such as:
o Isobars are close together around a low pressure
o Wind blows from a high to low pressure
o Wind is deflected by the Coriolis force
o Air converges on the earth, rises and diverges in the upper air
Weather Mr K Whitlock (2022)
, Content
• Chapter 1: Mid-Latitude Cyclones
• Chapter 2: Tropical Cyclones
• Chapter 3: Subtropical Anticyclones and
associated weather conditions
• Chapter 4: Valley Climates
• Chapter 5: Urban Climates
, Chapter 1: Mid-Latitude Cyclones
• Unit 1: Characteristics, area of formation, and conditions
needed for formation
• Unit 2: Stages of development and related weather
conditions
• Unit 3: Weather patterns associated with cold, warm
and occluded fronts
• Unit 4: Reading and interpreting satellite images and
synoptic weather maps
, Unit 1: Characteristics, area of formation, and
condition needed for formation
• General characteristics of mid-latitude cyclones
– Mid-latitude cyclones have similar patterns to cyclones
such as:
o Isobars are close together around a low pressure
o Wind blows from a high to low pressure
o Wind is deflected by the Coriolis force
o Air converges on the earth, rises and diverges in the upper air
