1. Physical Geography (Movie)
YES NO
Action
Bad
Global Warming
Ice
Thursday
Comedy
Good
Deforestation
Realistic
Today

4. Climate!
WG.2a

5. Climate Characteristics
Temperature
Precipitation
Seasons (hot/cold; wet/dry)

6. Climate Elements Influence of latitude Influence of winds
Influence of elevation
Proximity to water
Influence of Ocean Currents

11. World Climate Regions
Low latitudes—e.g., tropical wet, tropical wet and dry, arid, semiarid, highland
Middle latitudes—e.g., semiarid, arid, Mediterranean (dry summer subtropical) humid continental, marine west coast, highland
High latitudes—e.g., subarctic, tundra (subpolar), icecap

12. Vegetation Regions Rain forest Savanna Desert Steppe
Middle latitude forests
Taiga
Tundra

13. Weather Phenomena Monsoons—South and Southeast Asia
Typhoons—Pacific Ocean
Hurricanes—Atlantic Ocean
Tornadoes—United States

17. Effects of Climate
Crops
Clothing
Housing
Natural hazards