1. Intro to Climate and Weather
World Geography
Intro and physical geo unit

2. For today, 09/12
Pick up both handouts. Quietly begin working on the “Climate” activity. When you finish, go to Socrative.com and join room – begin the activity.
Chapters 2 &3 Reading Quiz is on Wednesday, 09/17

4. Weather Climate Definition
Weather
Climate
Definition
Describes the atmospheric conditions at a specific place at a specific point in time.
Describes the average conditions expected at a specific place at a given time.
Time frame
Short term: Minutes, hours, days, or weeks
Long term: Months, years, decades, or longer
Determined by:
Real-time measurements of atmospheric pressure, temperature, wind speed and direction, humidity, precipitation, could cover, and other variables
Aggregating weather statistics over periods of 30 years
Study
Meteorology
Climatology

5. Atlas Activity
In pairs, use the green atlas and complete the handout. Pay attention to Part B – it is asking you to compare Stockholm and Jakarta on January 2.