Warm Up Answer the following questions:  What type of map does this image depict?  Explain the benefits and drawbacks of this particular map projection.  What aspects of this map is distorted?

Vocabulary Terms: You need to have these terms defined by FRIDAY!!!  Abiotic  Atmosphere  Biosphere  Biotic  Climate  Ecology  Ecosystem  Environmental Determination  Hydrosphere  Lithosphere  Polder  Possibilism  Sustainability  Nonrenewable Resources  Renewable Resource  Resource  Conservation  Preservation

This Week’s Missive  1. Proper heading at the top of your paper.  2. Title and Author of the Article  3. Main Idea of the Article (3-5 sentences)  4. How has natural disasters (like Hurricane Katrina) shaped the study of Human/Physical Geography? Give examples from other natural disasters  Due Date: September 14 th  Requirement: YOU MUST SQ3R THE ARTICLE!

AP Questions in Review… Instructions: You will read and answer the following questions using what we have learned in our geography class. You will have 5 minutes to answer TWO questions.

Latitude and longitude will give you the _______ location of a place?  A: Relative  B: Cultural  C: Reference  D. Situation  E: Absolute

Latitude and longitude will give you the _______ location of a place?  A: Relative  B: Cultural  C: Reference  D. Situation  E: Absolute

All geographers, human or physical, are interested in the _____ of a phenomenon  A: Spatial Distribution  B: Absolute Location  C: Diffusion  D. Temporal Patterns  E: Origin

All geographers, human or physical, are interested in the _____ of a phenomenon  A: Spatial Distribution  B: Absolute Location  C: Diffusion  D. Temporal Patterns  E: Origin

Today’s Learning Objective We will explain weather conditions and climate in relation to annual changes in Earth-Sun relationships using a kinesthetic activity.  1. Warm Up  2. Quick Notes  3. Kinesthetic Activity  4. Video summation  5. Closing

How was it decided that a day would be 24 hours? For your amusement

Earth / Sun Relationship

One Day The earth rotAtes on its Axis. One rotation = One 24 hr day. The rotation is counterclockwise at the north pole.

Question:  Does the earth always rotate at the same speed? Yes, it takes approximately 24 hours for the earth to rotate once.

One Year Another important motion of the world is its revolution, the Earth’s movement in orbit around the Sun. Each revolution equals days (one year).

The Earth’s Tilt The Earth is tilted at an angle of 23.5 degrees, which allows certain parts of the globe to get more direct light than other parts degrees

The four seasons exist due to the Earth's constant tilt as it revolves around the sun. Observing Earth/Sun Relationships

Where would it be hottest?

Direct sunlight is hotter than indirect sunlight. Observing Earth/Sun Relationships

Question:  Is it hotter or colder at the North Pole?  Explain why the area near the equator is generally warmer than other areas.

Summer Solstice On June 21 st the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer, marking the beginning of summer for the northern hemisphere.

Winter Solstice On December 21 st the sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, marking the beginning of winter for the northern hemisphere.

Equinox – when the sun’s light is equally spread.  Half way between the summer and winter solstice, around Sept. 21 st, is the Autumnal Equinox.  Half way between the winter and summer solstice, around March 21 st, is the Vernal Equinox.

The closer you get to the poles, the more light is refracted causing there to be longer period of sunlight during a day.

Closure  Complete the cycle – if you’re in the northern hemisphere, which is the summer solstice, winter solstice, autumnal equinox and vernal equinox?

Today’s Learning Objective We will explain climate in relation to annual changes in Earth-Sun relationships using a Where am I? Climate activity.  1. Warm Up  2. Review Common Assessment 3. Quick Notes  4. Where am I? Climate activity.  5. Closing

Quick Notes…  Weather is the condition of the atmosphere in one place during a limited period of time.  Climate is the term for weather patterns that an area experiences over a long period of time.

How does the Earth/Sun relationship affect climate?  It’s affected by the tilt of the Earth in relation to the Sun.  It’s also affected by where the Earth is at any given time in its revolution around the Sun.

Climates are categorized by their:  Temperature & Precipitation

Climate Zones The world is divided up into 12 climate zones. We will examine all of them using the…

Where am I?! Activity pp

You will use each climate zone one time! ClueClimate Zone What would you wear here? I live in a place that has short cool summers, and very long cold winters.