1. 11/23 11/27 GEOGRAPHY

2. SUNDAY 11/23 DO NOW What is a climate region? What are some different climate regions you are aware of? Think about the term climate and what might be meant by a climate region.

3. SUNDAY 11/23 – CLIMATE REGIONS Climate Region: Typical weather conditions over a number of years for a given region. Based on temperature and precipitation.

4. SUNDAY 11/23 – CLIMATE REGIONS – CHAPTER 3.2 12 Climate Regions – Page 60-61 Tropical Wet Tropical Wet and Dry Semiarid Desert Mediterranean Marine West Coast Humid Subtropical Humid Continental Subarctic Tundra Ice Caps Highlands

5. ASSIGNMENT You will be assigned a climate region in which you will need to read and research the climate region You will need to gather a few facts about the region and prepare a small presentation to the class Include: Description, precipitation, where it is found You will be presenting tomorrow and Tuesday.

6. MONDAY 11/24 DO NOW Describe the climate region you researched in 3-4 sentences.

7. TUESDAY 11/25 DO NOW List and describe 3 climate regions you took notes on yesterday. ****CHAPTER 3 TEST – TUESDAY DECEMBER 2****

8. TUESDAY 11/25 – VEGETATION REGIONS Ecosystem: interdependent (work together) community of plants and animals Biome: ecosystem of a region 4 types Forestland: types of trees Grasslands: flat, few trees Tundra: small plants/shrubs near the ground (plants have adapted to cold) Desert: plants and trees that have adapted to conserve water

9. WEDNESDAY 11/26 DO NOW What do you already know about global warming? LAB Day – Project Du Wednesday December 17

10. THURSDAY 11/27 – DO NOW What is some new information you have learned about global warming from your research? LAB Day – Project Due Wednesday, December 17 ****CHAPTER 3 TEST – TUESDAY DECEMBER 4****