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How does topography affect climate?

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Topography as defined by most books is the term used to describe a detailed study of the Earth’s surface. Topography is ever changing as it includes the mountains and valleys as well as the rivers and roads. But with the ever changing topography of this planet we live in, how does topography affect climate itself?

It actually plays a huge factor on a certain country’s climate. Technically, it affects the climate depending on the area’s location. If you need to visualize it, imagine where the equator line lies, any country that is far below or far above the equator line experiences cold climate while any country which is near the equator has tropical or warm climate.  

A good example is when humid air comes from the sea, it flows up going to the mountains. When collected, it comes down or condenses as water vapor. The fall in the high altitude is how we experience precipitation or rain. This may be familiarized as the water cycle with the touch of topography to be certain. (https://brainly.ph/question/86521)

HISTORY

Topography came from the Greek words “topo” and “graphia” which means to write and to record respectively. The first written topographic surveys were from the British military during the late 18th century. There was this “Topographical Bureau of the Army” in the Unites States who made this surveys.

GOOGLE MAPS

If you’re still confused on topography’s purpose, the Google Maps may be a more precise answer. Its satellite version in the application involves a widely available surveys of the Earth no matter where you are.

This kind of application is called as Digital Mapping Systems. Other examples are:

  • GIS which uses a computer software to create detailed maps with distinct and specific topography elements such as roads, bridges, buildings, rivers, and even soil types.
  • 3-D rendering which uses satellites or aerial images to have three-dimensional images  
  • Aerial photography or photogrammetry which uses the process of triangulation to calculate the location of the elements and create different angles by combining the photos taken from different angles.