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GEOGRAPHY

SUNDAY 11/23 DO NOW

• What is a climate region? What are some different climate regions you are aware of?

• Think about the term climate and what might be meant by a climate region.

SUNDAY 11/23 – CLIMATE REGIONS

• Climate Region: Typical weather conditions over a number of years for a given region.

• Based on temperature and precipitation.

SUNDAY 11/23 – CLIMATE REGIONS – CHAPTER 3.2

• 12 Climate Regions – Page 60-61 • Tropical Wet• Tropical Wet and Dry• Semiarid• Desert• Mediterranean• Marine West Coast• Humid Subtropical• Humid Continental • Subarctic• Tundra• Ice Caps • Highlands

ASSIGNMENT

• You will be assigned a climate region in which you will need to read and research the climate region

• You will need to gather a few facts about the region and prepare a small presentation to the class• Include: Description, precipitation, where it is

found

• You will be presenting tomorrow and Tuesday.

MONDAY 11/24 DO NOW

• Describe the climate region you researched in 3-4 sentences.

TUESDAY 11/25 DO NOW

• List and describe 3 climate regions you took notes on yesterday.

• ****CHAPTER 3 TEST – TUESDAY DECEMBER 2****

TUESDAY 11/25 – VEGETATION REGIONS

• Ecosystem: interdependent (work together) community of plants and animals

• Biome: ecosystem of a region • 4 types• Forestland: types of trees• Grasslands: flat, few trees• Tundra: small plants/shrubs near the ground

(plants have adapted to cold)• Desert: plants and trees that have adapted to

conserve water

WEDNESDAY 11/26 DO NOW

• What do you already know about global warming?

• LAB Day – Project Du Wednesday December 17

THURSDAY 11/27 – DO NOW

• What is some new information you have learned about global warming from your research?

• LAB Day – Project Due Wednesday, December 17

• ****CHAPTER 3 TEST – TUESDAY DECEMBER 4****