Where in the World Weather

Where in the World Weather
An Eighth Grade Pathfinder

When the weather is rainy in Seattle, sunny in Miami, and snowy in Chicago and it's the middle of January, what's with that?

Question: How do the high and low temperatures in coastal regions differ from the high and low temperatures in inland areas?

Background Information: Oceans have a major effect on climate because it takes water longer than air or land to heat up and cool down. A region’s latitude has a great effect on its climate and weather. Generally, the further away from the equator, the colder the weather. However, if you compare two cities along similar latitudes, do oceans make a difference in the temperature?


Books	Internet Resources Databases	Internet Resources Websites	Keywords	Dewey numbers

Books

You can view a list of the books that are currently on the reference cart by opening the Catalog in Destiny. Search on "atlas" to find print materials that may help locate cities in the U.S. or around the world.

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Internet Resources

Electronic Databases

Britannica--in the Atlas powered by Google maps, use the zoom to locate cities

World Book

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Internet Resources

Websites

Selected Websites

Weather Channel
InfoPlease--latitude and longitude locator
FactMonster--table of latitudes and longitudes--major cities in North America
FactMonster--table of latitudes and longitudes--major cities of the world
Fact Monster--latitude and longitude locator

netTrekker

You must create a unique login name. If possible use your network login and password.
Use the keywords below to begin your search.

Destiny OPAC--WebPath Express

You must open OPAC in Destiny. Use the keywords below to begin your search.
Look for the WebPath icon .

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Keywords

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Dewey Numbers

551.6 Weather

526 Latitude and longitude

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This page last updated 14 October 2009

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