Caribbean Weather Systems

Caribbean Weather Systems

What are the weather systems that affect the Caribbean Countries

Location of Caribbean Countries

• The Caribbean countries are located between the equator and 30 degrees north of the equator

• They experience equatorial and tropical marine climates with hot, moist conditions.

• The main variation is in the seasonality of rainfall which is associated with the passage of a weather system

Map of the Caribbean showing the location of Caribbean Countries

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Caribbean countries are located between the equator and 30 degrees north of the equator

• True

• False

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They experience what type of climate

• Equatorial and tropical marine climate

• Tropical continental and equatorial climate

• Tropical monsson and tropical marine

What is a weather system

• A weather system is a large area of the atmosphere having special temperature and moisture conditions

• Systems develop over one area and may move to affect other areas

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A weather system is a large area of the atmosphere having special temperature and moisture conditions

• False

• true

The weather systems affecting the Caribbean

• The Caribbean's weather is affected by Five (5) main weather systems. do you know what they are?

• Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)

• Tropical Waves

• Hurricanes

• Cold Fronts

• Anticyclones

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How many weather systems affect the Caribbean

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 3

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These weather Systems are tick all that apply

• Hurricanes

• ITCZ

• Tropical Waves

• Cold Fronts

• anticyclones

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Which weather System do you think affects Trinidad the most

• ITCZ

• Hurricanes

• Tropical Waves

• Cold Fronts

• Anticyclones

The atmosphere in the Caribbean

• The atmosphere in the Caribbean is hot and moist

• Most Caribbean weather systems produce large amounts of rainfall as hot air is forced to rise by convectional heating.

• The rising air exerts less pressure on the earth's surface and may form a low pressure system.

• Winds blow into low pressure systems

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The atmosphere in the Caribbean is Hot and Moist

• True

• False

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Caribbean countries produce large amounts of rainfall

• Yes

• No

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Do winds blow into a low pressure system?

• Yes

• No