A-Level Geography Room

	energy budget, energy flow, spatial variation
	atmospheric moisture, processes, flows within the system
	atmospheric ciculation, air masses, major wind systems
	interplay of the above 3 points which result in climatic variation

Heat

	Atmospheric Energetics [copyright: http://www.shodor.org/metweb]
	Greenhouse Effect 1 [copyright: http://www.info.gov.hk/hko]
	Greenhouse Effect 2 [copyright: http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/]
	Environmental Lapse Rate & Atmospheric Layering [copyright: http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/]
	Daily & Annual Cycles of Temperature [copyright: http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/]
	Spatial Variation of Global Surface Temperature [copyright: http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/]

Moisture

	Condensation, Freezing, and Deposition [copyright: http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/]
	Cloud Formation Process [copyright: http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/]
	Global Distribution of Precipitation [copyright: http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/]

Air Circulation

	Wind and Pressure [copyright: http://www.met.tamu.edu/]
	Atmospheric Pressure [copyright: http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/]
	Forces Acting to Create Wind [copyright: http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/]
	Local & Regional Wind Systems [copyright: http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/]
	Global Scale Circulation of the Atmosphere [copyright: http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/]
	Upper Air Winds & the Jetstreams [copyright: http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/]
	Tunderstorms & Tornadoes [copyright: http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/]
	Tunderstorms & Tornadoes [copyright: http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/]

Climatic Variation ( 氣候差異 )

	氣候差異 (1) [copyright: http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/geo/]
	Global Climatic Regions (2) [copyright: http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/]

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Temperature Trends of Hong Kong
[copyright: http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/geo/]

El Nino & La Nina
[copyright: http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/]

Depletion of Stratospheric Ozone
[copyright: http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/]

Climate Change

	An Overview of Causes [copyright: http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/]

	Human Impacts on Climate Change
	Introduction [copyright: http://www.gcrio.org/] Has the world warmed ? [copyright: http://www.gcrio.org/] Are human activities contributing to climate change ? [copyright: http://www.gcrio.org/] What human activities contribute to climate change ? [copyright: http://www.gcrio.org/] How do we know that the atmospheric build-up of greenhouse gases is due to human activity ? [copyright: http://www.gcrio.org/] What climate changes are projected ? [copyright: http://www.gcrio.org/] How reliable are predictions of future climate? [copyright: http://www.gcrio.org/] Are recent extreme weather events due to global warming? [copyright: http://www.gcrio.org/] Why do human-made greenhouse gases matter when water vapor is the most potent greenhouse gas? [copyright: http://www.gcrio.org/] Why should a few degrees of warming be a cause for concern? [copyright: http://www.gcrio.org/] Why can't ecosystems just ddapt? [copyright: http://www.gcrio.org/]


	Heat [copyright: http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/geo/]

	Moisture [copyright: http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/geo/]

	Air Circulation [copyright: http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/geo/]

	Climatic Variations [copyright: http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/geo/]
	Describe and explain the global variation in energy budget. Discuss how man modify the global heat balance. [copyright: http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/geo/]
	Describe and explain how the latitudinal energy budget influences the general circulation of the atmosphere. Discuss those elements of the general circulation which may not be adequately covered by the traditional circulation models. [copyright: http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/geo/]
	With the aid of a diagram, describe the processes of the atmospheric energy budget. Discuss the role of atmospheric circulation in redistributing the global energy. [copyright: http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/geo/]
	Past Paper Suggested Essay Answer [copyright: http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/geo/]
	Tips on Tackling Essay Questions [copyright: http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/geo/]
	試以地球表面、大氣層及地球 - 大氣系統來說明能量轉移用以維持能量平衡的功用。 [copyright: http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/geo/]
	Lapse Rate [copyright: http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/geo/]


	Climatic System Worksheets : Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient (provided by William K.W. Ip)


	Test Your Climatic System Vocabulary [copyright: http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/geo/]


	Past Paper Quetion in Climate System [copyright: http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/geo/]

1999 - 2002 Hong Kong