Altitude - The height of the land. Air cools at 1 degree for every 100m in height., Aspect - The direction which a slope faces. South facing slopes are warmer in the Southern Hemisphere., Climate - The average weather of a specific place over many years. This usually includes temperature and rainfall., Relief Rainfall - Rain formed when warm moist air is forced over highland, causing cooling, condensation and rainfall. The leward side of the mountain is dry as it is in the rain shadow. , Latitude - The temperature rises as you get closer to the equator and falls as you get closer to the poles., Microclimate - The local climate of a small area, e.g. a courtyard or garden., Prevailing Wind - The most common direction of a wind, e.g. SW wind in Great Britain., Ocean Currents - Large areas of warm or cold moving water, Ocean currents affect the UK by... - making it ice free in the winter but cooler in summer, The North Atlantic Drift is - an Ocean current that travels up the West of UK and Ireland, Distance from the sea impacts climate as  - the sea warms places up in winter but the land cools down in winter, The Urban Heat Effect is - the heat emitted by buildings in a city,

Natural Regions and factors affecting climate

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