World Climate Zones · -Climate is the overall paern of weather in an area, usually based on an...
Transcript of World Climate Zones · -Climate is the overall paern of weather in an area, usually based on an...
WorldClimateZones
Ac#vity#1Create
• Takethenotesonthenextslideononesideofyournotebook.• Drawtheimageonthenextslideontheoppositesideofyournotebook.
Weatheristhedaytodaychangesintheatmosphere.
temperature precipita>on
windspeed
winddirec>on cloudcover
humidity
airpressure sunshine
I) What is the difference between weather and climate?
-Climateistheoverallpa@ernofweatherinanarea,usuallybasedonanaverageover30years.-Aregion’sclimateisdeterminedbytheaverageweatherintheloca>onoveralongperiodof>me.
.
I) What is the difference between weather and climate? continued
Ac#vity#2Create
• Drawtheimageonthepreviousslideontheoppositesideofyournotes.
• Besuretoincludeallofthelabelsinyourdrawing.
II)TropicalClimates
• Theseclimatesarefoundinareasthatlieclosetotheequator.
• Between23.5°Sand23.5°Nla>tude.
• Threetypes:tropicalwet,tropicalwetanddry,tropicalmonsoon.
Remember/Understand
1) Howdoesthesunimpactandthetropicalclimates?
2) Whydoyouthinkthesunisanimportant
factortothewarmtemperaturesoftropicalclimates?
II)TropicalClimatescon>nued• Tropicalwetregions,alsoknownasrainforestswithlotsofrain.– Onlyslightseasonchange.
• Tropicalwetanddryclimateshavethreeseasons:1)coolanddry;2)hotanddry;3)wetandhot.
• Tropicalmonsoonclimateshaveawarmdrywintersandwarmrainysummers.
3.Usingaworldmapdescribetherela>veloca>onofthetropicalclimatesaroundtheworld.
4.Usingaworldmapname3specificplacesthathavea
tropicalclimate.
III)DryClimates
• Located20°-35ºNandSoftheEquator– Alsothecon>nentalregionsofthemid-la>tudes.
• SeparatedintoArid(desert)andSemiarid(steppe)
III)DryClimatesCon>nued• Arid(desert)climatesgetlessthan10in.ofprecipita>onayear.– Somedesertscanbefrozen!– 120°Finthedayand0°Fatnight.
• Semiarid(steppe)climates– Hot,drysummerandcold,wetwinter
– 10-20inchesofrainayear.
ApplyInforma#on
5)Compareandcontrastaridandsemiaridclimates.3-4sentences Compare(tellhowtheyarealike) Contrast(tellhowtheyaredifferent)
ThinkCri#cally!
6)Howcanthisbeconsideredadesert?
IV)Temperate(Moderate)Climates
• Temperateclimatesliebetweenthetropicsandthepolarregionsoftheworld.
• Between23.5Nto66.5Nand23.5Sand66.5S
• DividedintoMediterranean,HumidSubtropicalandMarineWestCoastclimates.
IV)Temperate(Moderate)ClimateCon>nued
• Usuallyfoundnearawarmoceanorsea.
• Theyrangefromwarm,drysummerstocool,wetwinters.
• Temperaturescanrangefrom80sinthesummertoaslowas30sinthewinter.
EvaluateInforma#on
7)Whataresomeprosandconsoflivinginatemperate(moderate)climate? Pros(goodthings) Cons(badthings)
Analyze
8)UsingthemaponthepreviouspageexplainwhattypeofclimateinMichigan.9)Describethedifferentareasoftheworldthathaveasubarc#cclimate.10)Whichareasoftheworldaretherainforestlocated?
(hint…..Thinkaboutwhichclimatezonehastherainforests)
Evaluate
11) Whydoyouthinkthattheclimatesfurtherfromtheequatorarethecoldestandtheonesclosesttotheequatorarethewarmest?
-3-4sentences. -Besuretoincluderela>onshipbetweenthesun andthedifferentclimatezonesinyouranswer.
Create• Showtheteacherthatyouarereadyforyourfinalac>vitybeforestar>ng.
• Onahalfsheetofpaperfromyourteacher,createthreequizques>onsfromtheinforma>onfromthisdiscussion.
• Youmayusetheques>onsentencestarterpaperprovidedbyyourteacher.
• Turnthisinattheendofthisac>vity.