Activity 6: Concept Map.
Directions: Complete the concept map by supplying the information you learn from the
paragraph below.
What happens during El Nino? During El Niño, air pressure rises in the western Pacific
and falls in the central and eastern Pacific. Without the strong pressure gradient, the
trade winds weaken. Without the trade winds, there is less upwelling near the coast of
South America and the warm and nutrient-poor water of the western Pacific spreads
east, piling up water in the eastern tropical Pacific. Not as much marine life can survive
in the warm water as can in the cool nutrient-rich waters. The warm water in the Pacific
evaporates faster than cool water, leading to more water vapor in the air which can
cause high humidity.
Concept map focusing on how El Nino events impact (1) weather (2) wind (3)
evaporation (4) Ocean temperature. (5) upwelling and (6) air pressure.
- it rises in the Westem Pacific
and drops in the eastern pacific
The
winds weaken
There is less upwelling near
South America
spreads east
Ocean temperature
across the pacific
There is more evaporation
- some places get cold and dry,
other places get warm and wet.

El Nino is an abnormal weather pattern which occurs as a result of the warming of the Pacific Ocean near the equator, off the coast of South America.

During El Nino, air pressure rises in the western Pacific and falls in the central and eastern Pacific, thus weakening normal trade winds.

Less upwelling occurs near the coast of South America and the warm and nutrient-poor water of the western Pacific spreads east, piling up water in the eastern tropical Pacific.

Faster evaporation of warm water in the Pacifc leads to high humidity.

Certain areas in the northern U.S. and Canada are dryer and warmer than usual whereas areas in the U.S. Gulf Coast and Southeast are wetter than usual and have increased flooding.

Also, less upwelling results in fewer phytoplankton off the coast which lowers fish population which in turn, affects everything that eats fish.

Therefore, El Nino causes significant weather changes in the Pacific.

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