Climate

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

It examines how places are similar and different in these features.

Focuses on people and their activities.

It examines how places are similar and different in their human traits.
a. P________n - how many people live there and what people's lifestyles are
like (c______)..

​Climate

By John Gibbon

Open Ended

Climate and weather affects people's daily activities. What are some ways you enjoy Pennsylvania's climate and weather here in the fall?

Sentence Starter! - One way I'm enjoying Pennsylvania and climate and weather in the fall is...

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

​Learners Can:

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 influences people and how they live in their space.

​​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. It measures 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

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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 winds mainly blow in one direction.

• Prevailing winds blowing across the ocean carry moist air with them and bring rain. Prevailing winds blowing across land carry dry air.
  
  
  
  

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​Prevailing Winds

• An ocean current is a stream of ocean water moving in a certain direction. Factors that cause currents include 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

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• Wind that blows across the ocean will...

• Wind that blows across land will...

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

• An ocean current from the Equator will...

bring rain

bring dry air

make the air cold

make the air warm

• bring rain

• bring dry air

• make the air cold

• make the air warm

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Elevation and Mountains

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.

Open Ended

Tell me, what is one thing you learned today that you'll share with your family if they were to ask?