1. CLIMATE GRAPHS
1.1. Why are they helpful?
1.1.1. > Show good, understandable indications of typical climate patterns
1.1.2. > Show good, understandable indications of typical weather conditions
1.2. Reading Climate Graphs
1.2.1. Axes
1.2.1.1. Vertical Axis/es: Temperature (°C) **or** Rainfall (mm) **or** both
1.2.1.2. Horizontal Axis: Time, in years/months/weeks
1.2.2. Parts
1.2.2.1. Line
1.2.2.1.1. Temperature
1.2.2.2. Bars
1.2.2.2.1. Rainfall
1.3. Creating Climate Graphs
1.3.1. Data
1.3.1.1. Monthly averages of temperature and rainfall
1.3.2. Axis Labels
1.3.2.1. Data range & unit of measurement
1.4. **What is a Climate Graph**
1.4.1. > Phyiscal representation of climate data of a region or city
1.4.2. > Shows two sets of data
1.4.2.1. Rainfall
1.4.2.2. Temperature
1.4.3. > Conditions over a specified period of time
2. CLIMATE
2.1. Climate Regions
2.1.1. Cape Mediterranean Climate Region
2.1.1.1. Weather Patterns
2.1.1.1.1. Mild, wet winters & warm, dry summers
2.1.1.1.2. Mild temperatures due to proximity to ocean
2.1.1.2. SA Towns
2.1.1.2.1. Cape Town
2.1.1.2.2. Stellenbosch
2.1.1.2.3. George
2.1.1.2.4. Knysna
2.1.2. What is a Climatic Region
2.1.2.1. A geographic region
2.1.2.2. Similar weather and climate patterns
2.1.3. Namib/Coastal Desert
2.1.3.1. Weather Patterns
2.1.3.1.1. Mild temperatures due to coastal location
2.1.3.1.2. Significant day & nighttime temp. variation due to arid conditions
2.1.3.1.3. Low annual precipitation
2.1.3.2. SA Towns
2.1.3.2.1. Springbok
2.1.3.2.2. Port Nolloth
2.1.3.2.3. Alexander Bay
2.1.4. Highveld/Eastern Interior Climate Region
2.1.4.1. Weather Patterns
2.1.4.1.1. Mild, wet summers & cool, dry winters
2.1.4.1.2. Summer thunderstorms
2.1.4.2. SA Towns
2.1.4.2.1. Joburg
2.1.4.2.2. Pretoria
2.1.4.2.3. Bloemfontein
2.2. Factors Affecting Climate
2.2.1. Altitude
2.2.2. Relief
2.2.3. Distance from Oceans
2.2.4. Ocean Currents
2.2.5. Latitude
2.3. What is Climate
2.3.1. > Long-term atmospheric conditions in a place or region
2.3.2. > Not the same thing as weather, but affects it