Earth Science 7- Brasilia, Brazil

Brasilia, Brazil

Longitude/Latitude-15.46 S/ 47.55 W

Elevation- 11 689.6326 meters

Large Body of Water Near City- Atlantic Ocean

Average Monthly Temperatures- Jan: H-29 L-23, Feb: H-29 L-23, Mar: H-28 L-22, Apr: H-27 L-21, May: H-25 L-19, Jun: H-24 L- 18, Jul: H-24 L-17, Aug: H-24 L-18, Sep: H-24 L-18, Oct: H-25 L-19, Nov: H-26 L-20, Dec: H-28 L-22

Average Monthly Rainfall(in mm)-Jan: 125mm Feb: 122mm Mar: 130mm Apr: 107mm May: 79mm Jun: 53mm Jul: 41mm Aug:43mm Sep: 66mm Oct: 79mm Nov: 104mm Dec: 137mm

Climate Zone-Classification on A

Sentences- Brasilia, Brazil is just below the Equator so the weather is generally very warm. The elevation for Brasilia is very high and mountainous. The topography is very diverse from the Amazon Basin in the North and the Highlands in the South.The Atlantic Ocean currents nearest to Brasilia are from 77-86F. The prevailing winds are Southwesterly. It is predominantly a low pressure zone causing it to be warm.

Rock - Plate: South American Plate Nearest Boundary: Divergent Distance from Nearest Boundary: Mi-2,153.484 Km-3,465.697 Type of Rock: Sedimentary Reasons: Near water and moved very far and ocean sediments added on to it.

Bibliography: Google Earth Google Maps (Brasilia, Brazil) http://www.freemaptools.com/measure-distance.htm