Thursday, May 31, 2012

Climates

The main three factors that affect the climates of Japan are latitude, winds, and ocean currents.
-  Latitude makes Japan have variations in its climates: from subtropical temperatures (South), to Continental and Humid Continental in (North)
-  Monsoon winds from the Northwest being cold air to Northern Japan, while warm and moist winds from the Southeast heat up the lower parts
-  Currents act similarly (i.e. Black Current warms the Southern Coast, Oyashio cools North)

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