1. Learning Targets
I can explain weather conditions and climate in relation to annual changes in Earth-Sun relationships. (3A)
I can describe the physical processes that affect the environments of regions. Some examples are weather, tectonic forces, erosion, and soil-building processes. (3B)
I can explain climate factors and how they influence climate regions. (4A)
I can describe different landforms and the physical processes that cause their development. (4B)
I can explain the influence of climate on the distribution of biomes in different regions. (4C)
I can list renewable/non-renewable resources. (8C)
I can identify climate regions. (9A)
I can describe how climate and resources affect the location and patterns of economic activities. (11C)
I can examine the environmental, economic, and social impacts of advances in technology on natural resources. (19C)

2. Chapters 3 & 4
Climate
Natural Resources
Natural Processes

3. LATITUDE AND CLIMATE

4. Climates are mainly grouped by latitude.
for information purposes only; not on test
Equator – receives the most solar energy each year.
The farther you get from the Equator, the colder it gets.

5. World Climates Polar Middle Latitudes Tropics Middle Latitudes Polar
Always Cold
Polar
Middle Latitudes
Temperate – That means juuuuust right.
Tropics
Always Warm
2, 10
Temperate – That means juuuuust right.
Middle Latitudes
Polar
Always Cold

6. Which climate never gets cold?
Equator
10 and short answer #3
The tropics never get cold because
they have direct sunlight all year round.

7. ENORMOUS Biodiversity
Tropics
Always Wet
ENORMOUS Biodiversity
Always Warm 1

8. 1 continued

9. two different tropical climates
Tropical wet and dry
– has a wet season for part of the year and a dry season for part of the year
Tropical humid
– wet all year round
Short answer #5

10. Where are most deserts found?
around 30 degrees north and south of the Equator 11

12. High Latitude Climates
50 degrees North
Short answer #6
Equator = degrees latitude
50 degrees South
long, cold winters and short, warm summers

13. Earth System
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Biosphere

14. Land Back out to sea Middle Latitudes Middle Latitudes
We live in a middle latitude climate. What two types of devastating storms do we experience?
Land
Middle Latitudes
6, 9, short answer #7
Middle Latitudes
Back out to sea

15. Why do hurricanes always hit us???
Ocean currents force all Atlantic storms directly into the Gulf or the East Coast.

16. The 3 factors that affect the climate of the world.
Ocean Currents – previous slide
summer wind
High Mountain Ranges
Prevailing Winds – direction wind blows during different seasons.
winter wind

17. OTHER CLIMATE FACTORS
4,7,8

18. Ocean Currents
Setup for next slide

19. 3 Factors That Affect Ocean Currents
Varying Ocean Temperature
Wind
Earth’s Rotation
USE GLOBE

20. Orographic Effect mountain o c e a n VERY cold air Windward side
Leeward side
HEAT
warm / dry air
cool / wet air
Rain Shadow
WIND
#’s 3 and 4 can be explained using this slide and the next slide.
mountain
cool / wet air
desert
o c e a n

21. Monsoons
Monsoons are wind systems that reverse directions thereby causing wet and dry seasons. 20

22. Natural Resources
16,17,18,19,21

23. Fossil Fuels 18

24. Renewable Nonrenewable
16, short answer #12

25. What happens when we use too many fossils fuels?
environmental problems – acid rain, etc.
health problems 21
economy too dependent upon fossil fuels

26. Hot Spring 17
Geothermal Energy

27. Aquifer
Subsurface water that is usually found near ground water.

28. Drought and its affect on the water table
If the water table gets any lower than its usual level, it could cause slumping and settlement of the land around it. 23

29. Benefits of Reducing, Reusing and Recycling
We use less non-renewable resources.
We decrease pollution. 19
We cause less damage to the environment.

30. Natural Processes
20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

31. Hydrologic Cycle solar power causes evaporation
Gravity causes rain to fall
Wind causes clouds to move.
24, short answer #11

32. The Four Layers of the Earth
Short answer #8

33. How are landforms created?
erosion
weathering 25
tectonic processes

34. Tectonic Processes volcanoes folds faults trench – ridge –
deep valley marking a plate collision
ridge –
two plates moving away from each other
subduction –
one plate slipping under another plate
subduction zones
trench
ridge
28, Reinforce #25, short answer #10
volcanoes
folds
faults

35. Erosion – Wind Ice Water
Natural removal of solid material by wind, water and ice.
Wind
Ice
26, 27, reinforce #25, short answer #9
Water

36. Flooding Flooding can cause: 1. Drowning of people and animals
2. Pollution in drinking water
3. Severe erosion 22

37. Social Studies Skills

38. Arkansas

40. Learning Targets
I can explain weather conditions and climate in relation to annual changes in Earth-Sun relationships. (3A)
I can describe the physical processes that affect the environments of regions. Some examples are weather, tectonic forces, erosion, and soil-building processes. (3B)
I can explain climate factors and how they influence climate regions. (4A)
I can describe different landforms and the physical processes that cause their development. (4B)
I can explain the influence of climate on the distribution of biomes in different regions. (4C)
I can list renewable/non-renewable resources. (8C)
I can identify climate regions. (9A)
I can describe how climate and resources affect the location and patterns of economic activities. (11C)
I can examine the environmental, economic, and social impacts of advances in technology on natural resources. (19C)

41. Study Guide
It would be a GREAT idea if you printed the study guide to this unit and completed it before the test. NO!!! It will not be for a grade or extra credit. It can be found on my web site calendar on today’s date. There are pieces of paper behind the student computer monitor with my web address on them. me if you have any questions.