bell work: use page 203 in your textbook. draw, label, and define the three vertical climate...
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Bell Work: Use page 203 in your textbook. Draw, label, and define the three vertical
climate regions.
Reminders:1.Maps due Friday with a quiz (50
points map/50 points quiz)2.Current Event (academic) Culture
project (Pre-AP) due Friday on google drive.
3.Bell Work taken up on Friday.
Glue grade
sheet on
your grade
sheet page!
Climates of Latin America
What are the main two climate regions in Latin America?
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How does Latin America’s latitude affect their climate?__________________________________________________
The Rainforest Dense vegetation The canopy
(continuous layer of leaves) can reach 130 ft.
Sunlight seldom reaches the floor.
The Rainforest Earth’s largest
rainforest, 1/3 of South America.
Contains the most species of plants and animals than anywhere else on earth.
Tropical Savanna Hot
temperatures and abundant rainfall.
Extended dry season
Grasslands such as the llanos
Desert Atacama Desert (Chile) –
Created by the rainshadow effect of the Andes Mountains.
No rainfall has ever been recorded in some places.
El Nino Watch the video and answer the
questions.
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/environment/environment-natural-disasters/landslides-and-more/el-nino/
The Amazon Rainforest http://
www.bbc.co.uk/nature/habitats/Tropical_and_subtropical_moist_broadleaf_forests#p0039zg5
Video 1 – Amazon Rainforest (Andes to Amazon)
Video 2 – Rainforest Destruction (The Living Planet)