2.11 Climate

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Would you rather...

• be too hot?

• be too cold?

- Focuses on Earth's natural features:
a. landforms
b. w____ features
c. air
d. weather
e. plant and a______ life

- Examines how places are similar and different in these features.

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- Examines how places are similar and different in their human traits.
a. P_p___t__n - how many people live there and what people's lifestyles are
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____n Geography

​Climate

How does climate influence people, and what factors affect climate?

Essential Question:

• explain how climate affects learners' lives

• use a climate zones map to identify the climate zones of different locations

• explain how various factors affect climate

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Lesson Overview

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between weather and climate?

• a.
  Weather is the temperature. Climate is the rainfall.

• b. Weather is short-term. Climate is long-term.

• c. Weather is the conditions in the air. Climate is the conditions in the ground.

Vocabulary

​​Climate Affects Humans

Climate influences the clothing we wear.

​​Climate affects farming.

Different crops grow well in different areas.

​​Climate affects people's daily activities.

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• One of the biggest factors influencing climate is latitude: measuring how far north or south a location is from the equator.

• Which places receive more direct sunlight? Near the equator or near the poles?

​Latitude

A Change In Latitude

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Hotspot

Which location would you expect to have the warmest climate?

Press the hotspot that marks the warmest location.

• Wind affects a location's climate as air moves from one part of the world to another.

• Prevailing (common) winds mainly blow in one direction.

• Ocean winds bring wet air and rain. Land winds bring drier air.
  
  
  
  

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​Prevailing Winds

• An ocean current is a stream of ocean water moving in a certain direction caused by wind, Earth's rotation, and gravity.
  

• Ocean currents bring warm water from the Equator and cold water from the poles to other parts of the world.

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Ocean Currents

Match

Match to correctly complete the sentences about prevailing winds.

• Wind that blows across the ocean will...

• Wind that blows across land will...

• An ocean current from the North Pole will...

bring rain.

bring dry air.

make the air cold.

• bring rain.

• bring dry air.

• make the air cold.

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Elevation and Mountains

Climate Zones

Climate Zones

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Multiple Select

How do landforms affect climate? Select 2 answers!

• a. Higher places are usually colder.

• b. Mountains can be rainy on one side and dry on the other.

• c. Islands are usually dry close to the sea.

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