A Standard at a Time: Understanding World Geography Reporting Category #2: Geography WG.03A WG.3.A Explain weather conditions and climate in relation to annual changes in Earth Sun relationships

Which words do you know, and which do you need help with? Climate vs. Weather Rotation Revolution Four Spheres Equinox Elevation Air Density Tilt Solstice

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Who can tell me: What’s the difference between… Revolution Rotation Rotation: the Earth completely rotates on its axis every 24 hours. (alternating between night and day) ©2012, TESCCC

Who can tell me: What’s the difference between… WEATHER CLIMATE What's the Difference Between Weather and Climate? 02.01.05 The difference between weather and climate is a measure of time. Weather is what conditions of the atmosphere are over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere "behaves" over relatively long periods of time. -- NASA (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/noaa-n/climate/climate_weather.html) SOURCE: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/noaa-n/climate/climate_weather.html

Who can tell me: What does this have to do with climate or weather? WINTER for Us, SUMMER for Australia Hint: Tilt Farthest NEAREST SOURCE: http://www.space.com/3304-earth-closest-sun-dead-winter.html Key words: eliptical orbit; solstice; equinox revolution http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/images/seasons.jpg Solstice: One of two days on which the Sun’s rays strike directly on the Tropic of Cancer (June21) or the Tropic of Capricorn (Dec. 22), marking the beginning of summer and winter. Hint: Proximity during REVOLUTION SUMMER for Us, WINTER for Australia http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/images/seasons.jpg

DIRECT RAYS Earth INDIRECT RAYS SUMMER (Northern Hemisphere) North Pole Equator Earth When the Sun’s rays fall directly on the equator, day and night time hours are almost equal (Spring and Fall) South Pole INDIRECT RAYS WINTER (Southern Hemisphere) www2.for.nau.edu/.../Lecture%202,%20Ecosystem%20Ecology.ppt -

INDIRECT RAYS Earth WINTER (Northern Hemisphere) North Pole Equator South Pole SUMMER (Southern Hemisphere) www2.for.nau.edu/.../Lecture%202,%20Ecosystem%20Ecology.ppt -

Who can tell me: What does LATITUDE have to do with climate and weather? Hint: Tilt SOURCES: http://edu.glogster.com/media/14/40/67/56/40675627.jpg https://static.webresint.com/images/micro.hostel.com/gallery/34561.jpg http://www.kidsgeo.com/images/LattitudeEffectsHeat.png http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0074-latitude-effects-temperature.php Where it hits, it heats. Equator always gets it. SOURCES: http://edu.glogster.com/media/14/40/67/56/40675627.jpg https://static.webresint.com/images/micro.hostel.com/gallery/34561.jpg http://www.kidsgeo.com/images/LattitudeEffectsHeat.png

Who can tell me: What does ELEVATION have to do with climate and weather? The higher, the colder. (Less dense air can’t hold heat.) The lower, the warmer. (Dense air holds heat.) SOURCES: http://media.waterandclimatechange.eu/img/maps/elevation/global.jpg http://southwest.library.arizona.edu/azso/fig023a.jpg http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/why-altitude-affect-air-temperature The denser the air, the more the heat. The higher the elevation, the less the density. Hint: Air Density http://media.waterandclimatechange.eu/img/maps/elevation/global.jpg http://southwest.library.arizona.edu/azso/fig023a.jpg

Talk to each other, and then talk to me… WG.3A Explain weather conditions and climate in relation to annual changes in Earth Sun relationships. When is it hottest, when is it coldest, where and why? WORDS to use when you answer: CLIMATE WEATHER REVOLUTION PROXIMITY LATITUDE ELEVATION AIR DENSITY TILT EQUATOR

BIOMES How do climate and latitude affect a biome? WG.4C Explain the influence of climate on the distribution of biomes in different regions [SUPPORTING STANDARD] WG.4C Explain the influence of climate on the distribution of biomes in different regions

Which words are you familiar with, and which do you not yet know? Biome High Latitude Low Latitude Ecosystems Biogeography Isolation Mid Latitude Adaptation Environment

How does CLIMATE affect BIOMES? SOURCES: http://www.learner.org/courses/envsci/visual/visual.php?shortname=biome_type http://tcsldes.sharpschool.net/cms/One.aspx?portalId=981356&pageId=1105843 SOURCES:http://tcsldes.sharpschool.net/cms/One.aspx?portalId=981356&pageId=1105843

How does LATITUDE affect BIOMES? Tundra Grasslands Forests Aquatic Desert SOURCES: http://tcsldes.sharpschool.net/cms/One.aspx?portalId=981356&pageId=1105843 http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/ SOURCES:http://tcsldes.sharpschool.net/cms/One.aspx?portalId=981356&pageId=1105843

Locate the BIOMES… HIGH LATITUDES MIDDLE LATITUDES LOW LATITUDES (TROPICAL) SOURCE: http://serc.carleton.edu/eslabs/weather/4a.html SOURCE: http://serc.carleton.edu/eslabs/weather/4a.html

Talk to each other, and then talk to me… WG.4C Explain the influence of climate on the distribution of biomes in different regions How do climate and latitude affect a biome? Use the word wall words to answer. Questions created by: YISD Social Studies Instructional Team