Warm-up: Copy the Reminders

Homework: Rising Seas Article—Read and take notes

Article quiz on Thursday, September 26th

Hurricane Tracking Extra Credit due next Wednesday!

Cover Page of Climate Regions Book

• Color only the highland, tropical humid, and tropical wet and dry climate regions on the map of your cover page. Make sure to include the colors on the key.

• Label the Rocky Mountains, Andes Mountains, Alps (Mtns), Caucasus Mountains, Himalayas (Mtns), and Ethiopian highlands

• Turn in World Climate Regions Book!!!!

World Climate World Climate RegionsRegions

Tropical ClimatesTropical Humid

Location: close to the equatorTemp and rainfall: warm

temperature, plentiful rainfallVegetation: ideal conditions

for plant growth=Tropical Rainforest

Tropical Humid

Tropical Climates Tropical Wet and Dry

Location: north and south of tropical humid climate

Temp and rainfall: summer – heavy rainfall; winter – dry season

Vegetation: savannas = tropical grasslands, scattered trees, and shrubs

Tropical Wet and Dry

Monsoons—A wind system in which winds reverse direction and cause seasons of wet and dry weather (common in India)

Question Time! Why is there a difference in the

vegetation between Tropical Wet and Dry and Tropical Humid?

The amount of precipitation differs; Tropical Humid gets rainfall all year, Tropical Wet and Dry has a dry season.

Middle Latitude Climates

Mediterranean Location: Coastal areas of Southern

Europe and along west coasts of continents with cool ocean currents

Temp and rainfall: long, sunny, dry summers; rain during the mild winters

Vegetation: Mediterranean scrub woodland; short trees and shrubs with a few scattered large trees

Mediterranean

Middle Latitude Climates Humid Subtropical

Location: eastern side of continents where there are warm ocean currents

Temp and rainfall: summers are hot and humid; winters are mild, with occasional frost and some snow

Vegetation: temperate forests – either deciduous or coniferous

Deciduous forests

Define Deciduous

(Hint: look at the picture)

Trees that lose their leaves during part of the year

Coniferous forests

Define Coniferous

(Hint: look at the picture)

Forests of cone-bearing evergreen trees

Question Time! Where do you typically find a

Marine West Coast Climate?

west coasts of continents in the upper middle latitudes

Middle Latitude Climates Marine West Coast

Location: west coasts of continents in the upper middle latitudes

Temp and Rainfall: mild all year; storms bring most of the rain; winters are foggy, cloudy and rainy; summer can be warm and sunny

Vegetation: temperate rain forests - coniferous

Marine West Coast

Middle Latitude ClimatesHumid Continental

Location: interiors and east coasts of upper-middle latitude continents

Temp and rainfall: most changeable weather conditions; four distinct seasons; rainy most of the year

Vegetation: forests

Question Time! Humid Continental has four

distinct seasons, what dates do these seasons begin?

Fall Equinox September 22nd

Winter Solstice December 21st

Spring Equinox March 20th

Summer Solstice June 21st

Question Time! What is a synonym for Arid?

Dry

On what continent can you find the largest arid region?

Africa

Dry Climates Arid

Location: normally at or about 30 degrees north and south of the equator; also found in rainshadows, deep interior of continents

Temp and rainfall: little rainfall Vegetation: plants and animals

must be hardy

Arid

Dry ClimatesSemiarid

Location: Transition zone between arid and humid climates

Temp and Rainfall: More moisture than deserts

Vegetation: Heavy rainfall areas produce grasses=steppe

Semiarid

Question Time!

Using the pictures and your prior knowledge, what is the difference between arid and semiarid climates?

Amount of precipitation leads to more vegetation in a semiarid climate

High-Latitude Climates

SubarcticLocation: Generally above 50

degrees north latitudeTemp and Rainfall: Long, cold

winters; short, warm summersVegetation: Boreal forest/Taiga:

Vast evergreen forests

Question Time! Refer to your map, in what

countries is the majority of the land covered by boreal forest?

Canada and Russia

Subarctic

High-Latitude Climates Tundra

Location: Central areas in high latitudes Temp and Rainfall: Long winters;

temperatures above freezing only during short summers

Permafrost – permanently frozen water and soil

Vegetation: mosses, herbs, low shrubs; trees cannot grow

Tundra

Question Time! Can you find trees in the

tundra?

No

Why or why not?

Permafrost

High-Latitude Climates

Ice CapLocation: Earth’s polar

regionsAlways covered by huge,

flat masses of ice and snow; few land plants and animals

Ice Cap

Question Time! What happens to temperature as

you travel up a mountain?

Highland ClimateFound anywhere mountain

ranges are located

Temperature changes with elevation

Higher up the mountains = cooler temperatures

No trees above a certain level

Definition Time! Tree Line or Timberline—The

line of elevation above which trees do not grow

Paragraph Time! How do latitude and solar energy

affect climate?

Turn in your notes for a participation grade!!!

Warm-up: Answer the following questions

1.What climate type has rainforests?

2.What is the difference between deciduous and coniferous trees?

3.What climate type has four distinct seasons?

Tropical Humid

Tropical Wet and Dry

Ice Cap

Mediterranean

Humid Continental

Semiarid

Tundra

Marine West Coast

Subarctic

Practice Conclusions

Since temperatures are generally __________________ near the equator, climate graph ______________ must be located closer to the equator than climate graph ______________.

Climate Graph 1 Climate Graph 2

A B

DC

Tropical Humid

Ice Cap

Humid Continental