1. Friday 4/13/18
Notebook Entry: Why do you think we get less rain than Seattle? Give at least two possible reasons. See the data below to show you the difference between Helena & Seattle. Seattle weather averages: Average annual precipitation - rainfall: 34.1 inch Helena weather averages: Average annual precipitation - rainfall: inch

2. Climate Climate is the average weather of a place over years.
The climate of a region is described based on:
Temperature
Precipitation
There are a variety of climate types

3. Cause of Regional Climates
I can write a scientific argument to explain factors that influence regional climates.

4. Patterns?
A patterns is the regular and repeated way in which something happens.
What patterns in precipitation does this map show us?
Answer questions #1-3.
Now answer questions #4-7.
Earth scientists observe and try to understand weather patterns (aka climate) and the causes of those patterns.
For example: What causes the pattern of some areas on the South American Pacific Coast get a lot of rain and others get very little?
The scientists will then look for patterns in the factors that impact the amount of rain.

5. Atacama: The Driest Desert on Earth