1. Physical Geography

2. Climate vs. Weather What is Climate?
Climate is the condition of the atmosphere over a long period of time.
Or… The general pattern of weather of a region

3. Climate vs. Weather Three characteristics of climate are: Temperature
Precipitation- rain, snow or hail/sleet
Seasons

4. Climate vs. Weather Four factors or elements that affect climate are:
Latitude- how far away from the equator
Wind Currents
Proximity to Water- how close to a large body of water
Elevation- how high above sea level

5. Climate vs. Weather Wind Currents
Wind and ocean currents distribute the sun’s heat through convection, the transfer of heat in the atmosphere through upward motion of the air.

6. Climate vs. Weather Proximity to Water
Areas near the ocean have a milder winter and a cooler summer.
Ocean currents are like rivers in the ocean. Warm water flows away from the equator and cold water flows toward the equator.

8. Climate vs. Weather Elevation
Elevation influences temperature. As you go up in elevation the temperature becomes colder because the atmosphere is thinner. Areas with very high elevations can have vegetation similar to the arctic.

9. Climate vs. Weather Climate Zones
Low Latitudes - Tropical Wet and Tropical Wet and Dry.
Middle Latitudes - Mediterranean, Humid Subtropical, Humid Continental, Marine West Coast.
High Latitudes - Subarctic, Tundra, Icecap
Varies - Semiarid, Arid, Highland

11. Climate vs. Weather

12. Climate vs. Weather Rain Shadow A result of mountains (elevation)
One side of a mountain gets all of the rain while the other side does not (usually a desert)

13. Unique Weather Monsoons
Monsoons are wind patterns in South and Southeast Asia.
Summer Monsoon - The wind blows from the southwest, bringing moist ocean air that causes rain.
Winter Monsoon - The wind blows from the northeast, bringing dry air.

15. How Does the Environment Impact People?
The climate impacts where people can live. People have a difficult time living in places where…
The climate is too hot
The climate is too cold
There is no water

16. Population density map of Africa

17. Population density
map of Finland

18. Population density map of China

19. How Does the Environment Impact People?
Housing
People build housing based on available materials

20. How Does the Environment Impact People?
Agriculture
Arable land- land that is suitable for growing crops
Climate- certain crops will only grow in certain climates
Topography- its easier to grow crops on flat land than on a mountain side

21. How do people impact the environment?
Water
Pollution
Irrigation- can cause shrinkage of water reservoirs or lakes
Can also cause crops to be grown in areas they would not normally
Dams- decrease the flow of water down rivers and flood areas not prone to flooding
Can also keep flooding from happening which prevents fertile soil from being deposited on farmland (Egypt, Nile River and Aswan High Dam

22. The Aral Sea

23. Hoover Dam

24. How do people impact the environment?
Deforestation- Cutting down forest quicker than trees can regrow (not replanting)
Desertification- Land near a desert becoming a part of the desert itself
Caused by overgrazing, poor irrigation procedures and over- farming

25. How do people impact the environment?
Air Pollution- releasing burnt fossil fuel into the air
Can cause acid rain
Water Pollution
Dumping chemicals into water ways
Nuclear Pollution
Leaked radiation
Usually from a nuclear reactor accident
Chernobyl

27. How do people use technology to adapt to their environment?
Air Conditioning
Became widely used in mid 1900s
Has allowed people to live in areas that would normally be “too hot”
Allowed major US cities to develop such as, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Houston

28. How do people use technology to adapt to their environment?
Agriculture
Large equipment has allowed a larger area to be farmed by less workers
Chemical fertilizers help to grow larger crops

29. How do people use technology to adapt to their environment?
Transportation
Allowed for the creation of suburbs
Has caused changes to the physical environment
Draining of the everglades and other swamp land

30. How do people use technology to adapt to their environment?
Energy Use
Different types of energy production allows people to be able to have power in more areas

31. Possible Short-Answer Questions
What are some ways that technology has helped people to live in harsher environments?
How can the environment of a region impact people?
How have people impacted the environment?
What is the different between climate and weather
What impact do Monsoons have on India?