Social Studies Chapter 1 Lesson 3

Think- Write- Share 1. What do you think of when you hear the following words: polar, desert, and tropical? Hint: What are these words used to describe?

Essential Questions 1) 1) How does latitude and altitude affect human environments? 2) 2) How do land, water, and climate regions affect our environment? 3) 3) What is the relationship between climate and vegetation?

Lesson Vocabulary Vocabulary climate climate temperate temperate Altitude Altitude latitude latitude rain shadow rain shadow Vegetation Vegetation Land Breeze Land Breeze Sea Breeze Sea Breeze arid arid

Basics of Geography: Climate What is Climate What is Climate Ev4 Ev4 Ev4 Ev4 Write 3 facts on the back of your vocabulary from the video. Write the facts at the top of the page. You will need more room on the page at a later time. Write 3 facts on the back of your vocabulary from the video. Write the facts at the top of the page. You will need more room on the page at a later time.

Turn to page 34 in your text book. Preview page Preview page With your table group, read pages as a group. Take turns reading by changing readers for every paragraph. With your table group, read pages as a group. Take turns reading by changing readers for every paragraph.

Scavenger Hunt Take your vocab and scavenger hunt out please Scavenger Hunt Take your vocab and scavenger hunt out please Using page answer the questions on the scavenger hunt.. Using page answer the questions on the scavenger hunt..

1) The Affect of Latitude Latitude affects the angles at which the sun’s rays hit Earth’s surface. Latitude affects the angles at which the sun’s rays hit Earth’s surface. The more vertical the rays, (near the equator) the hotter the climate. The more vertical the rays, (near the equator) the hotter the climate.

2) The Affect of Land and Water Land heats more quickly than water, but it also cools more quickly. Land heats more quickly than water, but it also cools more quickly. Water takes longer to warm, but it stays warmer longer. Water takes longer to warm, but it stays warmer longer. Places near water are likely to be warmer while places inland are cooler. Places near water are likely to be warmer while places inland are cooler.

3) The Affect of Altitude The higher the altitude, the cooler the temperature. The higher the altitude, the cooler the temperature. Altitude affects precipitation on a mountain side. (Rain Shadow) Altitude affects precipitation on a mountain side. (Rain Shadow) ***For every 1,000 feet you go up, the temperature drops 3 degrees.

4)The Six Major Climate Regions tropical tropical desert desert temperate warm temperate warm temperate cold temperate cold polar polar highland highland

Desert Areas that receive 10 or less inches of precipitation a year are considered arid. Deserts can be hot or cold BUT they are all dry. Vegetation has adapted. Some have leaves and stems to store water. Others have long root systems to reach more water. They grow far apart so they do not compete for water.

Tropical Near the Equator- between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. Warm all year long with a lot of rain. Sometimes as much as 100 inches per year. *** There is no Winter Season in the Tropics Many rainforest Average Temperature is 80 Degrees.

Temperate Cold Found in the Temperate Region (Middle Latitudes) Affected by the land Temperate Cold climates are mostly inland or in the center of a continent. Big changes in temperature from summer to winter. Same amounts of precipitation all year

Temperate Warm Affected by bodies of water Found along coastal areas near oceans and seas. Marine climate- warm and damp or wet Mediterranean- warm and mostly dry

Highlands Found in Hilly and Mountainous Regions Temperature, precipitation, and vegetation depends on altitude, wind, and the rain shadow.

Polar Name comes from their location near the North and South Pole. Polar Climate does not have a summer Some mosses an grass grow in some regions. In other regions, no vegetation grows at all.