§6.3 Europe: climate and vegetation part 1

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§6.3 Europe: climate and vegetation part 1

Program of the lesson

• Throwback
• New information of the new climates
  
• Praticising
• Homework
• The end
  

What kind of climate does the Netherlands have?

1. Land climate
2. oceanic climate / sea climate
3. Dessert climate
4. Polar climate

In summer the sea provides _______ together with _______ wind.

1. cooling / offshore
2. heating / offshore
3. cooling / onshore
4. heating/onshore

The polar regions are at ...

1. high latitude
2. eastern longitude
3. low latitude
4. temperate zone

The further inland, the ..... the influence of sea.

1. Bigger
2. Smaller

Goals

At the end of the lesson you will be able to:
1. Explain the characteristics of these major climates in Europe:
- Oceanic climate
- Mediterranean climate
- Dry climate
- Continental climate
- Tundra climate
2. Explain the relationship between climate and plant growth

What is a climate?

1. A climate is the weather around the world.
2. A climate is the weather at a given time.
3. A climate is the average weather in an area in 30 years.

The bigger picture

Climate graphs

Temperature

Precipitation

oceanic climate

Characteristics:

• precipitation all year
  
• temperate temperatures (winter = average > -3 ⁰C)

Mediterranean climate

Characteristics:

• an oceanic climate, but it’s warmer in both summer and winter
• not so much precipitation in the summer
  

Dryclimate

Characteristics:

• Climate with little to no precipitation

Murcia (Spain)

Continental climate

Characteristics:

• There are big differences between summer and winter temperatures in the interior of Europe = high temperature amplitude
• Climate with an average temperature below −3°C in the coldest month.
  

Tundra climate

Characteristics:

• The average daytime temperature is below 10°C in summer.

Tundra

The tundra is a landscape zone in the polar regions, where grasses, mosses and low shrubs grow during short summers. There are no trees.

Oceanic climate

Tundra climate

Mediterreanen climate

Land climate

What is a characteristic of a continental climate?

1. Cooling summers
2. In winter between -3°C and +18°C
3. In winter colder than -3°C
4. Always colder than 10°C

Where is the tundra climate?

1. Low latitude
2. High latitude

What?	Make: §6.3 assignments 1 to 5
How?	Alone (listen music is allowed)
Time?	20 minutes
Finished?	Make §6.3 assignments 6 to 10

Let's go to work!

The End

What do we call such a landscape?
Why don't trees grow in Vardø (Norway)?