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GCSE	EdExcel syllabus 1312
A3 The Natural World	1 Air masses affecting the UK
Chapter 4  pages 68-69	Tomorrow's Geography  Mike Harcourt and Steph Warren, published by Hodder and Stoughton 0 340 79965 X
The origin and characteristics of the main air masses affecting the UK How air masses influence weather in the UK and make it so changeable.
students should - Identify the origins and characteristics of the main air masses affecting the UK. Explain how the air masses affect the weather of the UK.
UK Weather - Air Masses   (2 lessons)	1. Identify the 5 types of air mass that affects the weather in the UK and label their characteristics on a map of the North Atlantic.   Plot the air mass labels on a map of the North Atlantic   3. Complete a table of air mass and weather information.
climate - 1. Airmasses climate - 2. Depressions & anticyclones climate - 3. European Climates   Forests - 4. Distribution & coniferous Forests - 5. Tropical forest ecosystem Forests - 6. PNG & Solomons GCSE home	Weather in Britain  on air masses and depressions/anticyclones and typical weather associated with each air mass.   Factors affecting climate