Climate Project Title

[Your Name]

GPHY 111, F’13

[Presentation date]

(A pretty picture in the background is always nice)

Options

• Background: Color, fill, photo… simple designs are best

• Text: Simple fonts are best, keep font size large, don’t cut and paste!!

• Use bulleted lists and short phrases (like this)

Remember

Be sure all the requested information is on a slide (i.e., someone should be able to grade the project without hearing your presentation)

Also…

Visual aids are really important (and

easy to find)—think about the types of presentations you enjoy, remember and learn from the most!

Outline

• Introduction• Location and size• Climate• Controlling factors of climate• Ecological/environmental problem• Summary

(You may want to vary your outline a bit from this, or add some specifics—but it’s always nice for a reader to have a road map)

Introduction

• Formal name of the region• Continent and country• (This is a good time to show a map,

or several of them, and some photos of the place…)

You may use more or fewer slides for each topic, of course… Just remember the time limit!

Location maps from WorldAtlas.com.

Check out the live link—it takes you to the source page!

(This image should have a caption also.)

Male, the capital of the Maldives, on the east side of Kaafu atoll. Over 70,000 people live on 1.77 km2 of land. From TheMaldives.net.

A good figure caption:It includes a brief description, plus the source of the image. Note that the link is live and will take you to the page where the original image was found!

Remember: All of the images you use should have a caption and a citation of its source!!

Introduction

• Formal name of the region• Continent and country• Other relevant facts (esp. if tied in later)

• Historical/cultural significance?• Current issues?• Politics? Environment? Economics?• Personal interest/experience?

Be careful not to make too many lists of random facts!

Location and Size

Use at least three maps that zoom in on the location and show• Geographic/political boundaries• Major physiographic features/cities (use

arrows to highlight)• Location of a representative climograph

(insert something like or )

Location and Size

• Remember: Any image you use (maps, etc.) should have a caption citing its source!

• Also, all maps should show North and indicate scale!

World map of Koppen-Geiger climates.

The Maldives

Location and Size

• Areal extent of the region:

(include a citation, if necessary)• Latitude and longitude:

(e.g., for climograph location)

Climate

Köppen climate and code: Xxx• Brief description (including what

the letters mean)• Other locations where this

climate is found• Anything else really important

This information may be covered over several slides

Climate

Show a representative climograph and describe its features• Remind us where this data

comes from (map?)• Also cite the source of the

climate data!

Climate

Where else is this climate found around the world?

(Show with a map or two, and compare climographs from other places. Photos are nice here)

Climate: Controlling Factors

Discuss three of the following factors:- Latitude- Land-water contrasts- Ocean currents- Wind patterns- Air mass source regions- Topography

Climate: Controlling Factors

Factor 1:• Point• Point• Point

You may also want to illustrate your points with diagrams or photos.Be sure to cite them if you use them!

Climate: Factor 1

(A map or diagram to illustrate a point made on the previous slide)

Climate: Controlling Factors

Factor 2:• Point• Point• Point

Climate: Factor 2

(Another map or diagram to illustrate a point made on the previous slide)

Climate: Controlling Factors

Factor 3:• Point• Point• Point• Point

Climate: Factor 3

(Another map or diagram to illustrate a point made on the previous slide)

Ecological Problem(s)

Use a few slides if necessary.

Describe the problem, and illustrate your points with maps, photos, data or diagrams.

Always cite your sources of information!

Summary

Anything to wrap this up and showcase how interesting and relevant your region is, and how glad you are to now know something about it.

References Cited

Follow the citations guidelines given in the assignment; for example,

Peel, M. C. and Finlayson, B. L. and McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633-1644. From URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:World_Koppen_Map.png, viewed October 12, 2012.

Please DO NOT simply list the URLs of web sites you used!! Every web page has a name and an author—you should keep track of them!