WORLD CLIMATE PATTERNS

Essential Questions: What factors affect climate? Learning Target: IWBAT explain how geographers classify Earth’s climate and vegetation. Formative Assessment(s): What climates are certain landforms found in?

BELLWORK What vegetation grows in the following climates? Tropical? Temperate? Subarctic? Arctic?

BELLWORK What vegetation grows in the following climates? Tropical: rain forest, tropical grassland, desert Temperate: mixed forests, temperate grassland, Mediterranean scrub Subarctic: coniferous forests Arctic: tundra

CLASSWORK Read World Climate Patterns on pages Complete the chart below as you read ClimateAverage weather Types of vegetationCountries they’re found in Special landforms Tropical Dry Mid Latitudes High Latitudes Highland

CLASSWORK ClimateAverage weatherTypes of vegetation Countries they’re found in Special landforms TropicalWet or dry, 80 degrees Rain forest, grassland, desert, savannas South America, Africa, Asia, Australia Amazon River DryHot, dry, little rain, cool nights Desert scrubEurope, Asia, North America, South America, Africa, Australia Dessert, steppe, oasis Mid Latitudes Variable weather, seasonal changes Coniferous, deciduous, mixed forest USA, AsiaPrairie, snow, evergreens High Latitudes Freezing, short and cool summers, snow and ice Bushes, grass, moss, lichen Antarctica, North and South Pole Permafrost, tundra HighlandCooler temperatures Vegetation varies with elevation: low = mixed forest, high = meadows Everywhere but Antarctica Mountains, meadows

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT What climate is permafrost found in? What climate is a steppe found in? What climate does lichen grow in? What climate are meadows found in? What climate are savannas in? What climate are prairies found in?