Lecture 1 & Lecture 2 Repeat of the first mission Weather & Climate

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Lecture 1 Repeat of the first mission Weather & Climate

Landscape zones

Learning targets

-You know which climates there are on Earth.

-You understand what influence the latitude has on climates.

-You can explain why vegetation differs between climates.

Tropical rainforest

- Always above 18 degrees

- Lots of precipitation (=rain) (average 2000 mm a year)

- Close to the equator (low latitude)

- There are no seasons (spring, summer, autumn, winter)

- Lots of vegetation (plantgrowth)

Veel plantengroei, dit komt door de hoeveelheid neerslag die er valt.

Savanna climate

- Dry and wet season 

- Less precipitation (rain-saison):  1000-1500mm per jaar

- Vegetation: grasses and some trees 

- Wildlife: Zebras, Lions etc

- Low latitude

Veel dieren, omdat het er genoeg geregend en de temperatuur altijd hoog is.

Steppe climate

- Vegetation: some grasses or bushes, no trees

- little precipitation: 200-500mm a year

- Low latitude

Climate with high temperatures and little precipitation that

limits vegetation to grass. 

Desert Climate

- Little precipitation (less than 200mm a year) 

- Almost no vegetation

- Low latitude

Climate with usually high temperatures and nearly no

precipitation. 

Continental climate

• Warm summers, cold winters
• Example: Russia
• High latitude

Tundra climate

• It is always cold here, trees can no longer grow
• High latitude

Het is hier erg koud, waardoor er geen bomen groeien.

Polar climate 

• Can be found where it is close to freezing point all year around
• at high latitude 
• or in high mountain ranges

Finish gapped summary 

Paragraph 1 and paragraph 2