Earth Science 7-La Paz, Bolivia
La Paz, Bolivia
Latitude/Longitude 16.5° S 68.2° [1]
Elevation
4013.9 Meters [2]
Major Body of Water Lake Titicaca, Pacific Ocean [3]
Contents
Climate
Climate Zone
Koppen Classification of La Paz, Bolivia is (Cwb), temperate climate with dry winters.
Cities with similar climates include:Earth Science 7-Mexico City, Mexico, Da Lat,Vietnam, Guatemala City, Guatemala,
Average Temperature
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Average Temperature(C) 8 8 8 8 6 5 5 6 7 10 9 8
Minimum Temperature(C) 3 3 3 2 0 -2 -2 -1 0 2 3 3
Maximum Temperature(C) 13 13 14 14 13 13 13 14 14 16 16 14
MONTHLY RAINFALL(CM) 12 11 7 3 2 1 1 1 4 3 4 9
CLIMATE FACTORS:
La Paz being in South America, causing April to October to be their cold, dry winter months and November to March being the warm, wet, Summer months. Bolivia has very diverse elevations, seeing that La Paz also follows that trend.
"MAJOR WEATHER PATTERNS:"
The basic weather patterns are the wet and dry season. The prevailing winds include some rain bearing winds from the Amazon Basin and the Surazos, a dust laden wind that blows across the plains. La Paz is predominately a low pressure zone.
Geology
Plate Tectonics
La Paz, Bolivia is located on the South American plate near the Peru-Chile Trench on a convergent boundary. [7]
"Rocks That Underlie La Paz, Bolivia"
The rocks that lie beneath the city of La Paz, Bolivia are sedimentary rocks. The ages of these sedimentary rocks are devonian, tertiary, and quaternary. [8]
- ↑ http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=La%20Paz,%20Bolivia&wuSelect=WEATHER
- ↑ http://weather.gladstonefamily.net/site/SLLP
- ↑ http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.texas.aaa.com/_LAYOUTS/INC/ACSC/GlobalDestinations/Images/lonelyplanet/maps/wg-bolivia-622-400x300.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.texas.aaa.com/en-tx/explore-travel/research-destinations/Pages/contentdetail.aspx%3Fsouth-america,bolivia&usg=__16VVSAW1ZJNJAENy8YL1ggQ-Dlo=&h=300&w=400&sz=61&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=4dsav-dC7KrxjM:&tbnh=117&tbnw=156&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmap%2Bof%2Bla%2Bpaz%2Bbolivia%2Bocean%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1272%26bih%3D625%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=461&ei=wiKvTPDQDcKC8gbEoZWdCQ&oei=wiKvTPDQDcKC8gbEoZWdCQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=23&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0&tx=96&ty=14
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Köppen_climate_classification#GROUP_B:_Dry_.28arid_and_semiarid.29_climates
- ↑ http://www.climatetemp.info/bolivia/
- ↑ http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/bolivia.htm
- ↑ https://www.etap.org/demo/Earth_Science/es3/instruction3tutor.html
- ↑ http://geology.about.com/library/bl/maps/blboliviamap.htm
