world climate zones · -climate is the overall paern of weather in an area, usually based on an...

WorldClimateZones

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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.

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I) What is the difference between weather and climate? continued

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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.

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