After reading Chapter 7, you should be able to:
- Identify the major air masses types and their source regions.
- Understand the concept of a front and differentiate between warm, cold, and occluded fronts.
- Know how middle latitude cyclones form and understand the role the upper atmosphere plays in their formation and movement.
- Analyze the structure and formation of hurricanes.
- Analyze various types of severe weather and the characteristics of each.
