3 - Climate Regions & Atlasbossing

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome to geography!

Bilingual Education year 2

Mister De Graaf

Boss of Geography

This year...

Reflection

Learning objectives

At the end of this chapter, you will be able to

• Explain the difference between weather and climate

• Describe the water cycle step by step

• Describe how three different types of rainfall are formed

• Describe and identify the different climate zones

• Connect climate graphs to climate zones and places

• Explain climate differences between places

This lesson

Reflection on last week (rainfall)

Climate regions

Assignment

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Describe and identify the different climate zones

Reflection

Reflection

Reflection

Reflection

What type of rainfall doesn't occur in The Netherlands?

1. Convectional rainfall
2. Frontal rainfall
3. Relief / Orographic rainfall

Summarised

The following factors influence a place’s climate

(temperature and precipitation that is):

1. Latitude (distance from the Equator)
   
2. Altitude (height)
   
3. Ocean currents
   
4. Distance from the coast
   
5. Prevailing wind direction
   

!NEW! - Learning objective - !EPIC! !MUST LEARN! - WOW!

Describe and identify the different

climate zones

Climate regions

When determining a place its climate, we look at:

1. Temperature
2. Precipitation

The average weather conditions are measured all over the world and based on that information, the world is divided in 5 main climate regions

Your turn

Name the different climate zones & paste the pictures in the corresponding zones

Epic

Epic

5 main climate regions

1. Equatorial climates​ (or tropical climates)​
2.  Arid climates​ (or dry climates)​
3.  Maritime climates​ (or sea climates)​
4.  Continental climates​ (or land climates)​
5.  Polar climates​ (incl. mountain climates)​

Working with the Atlas

A physical map shows mountains, rivers, lakes and other physical features.

1. Physical Map

2. Political Map

A political map shows the shape and sizes of countries/regions. You can easily distinguish different countries/provinces in this type of map.

3. Thematic Map

A thematic map shows everything about a particular place, like climate, tourism, industry, culture and many other subjects.

Different types of maps

Find an example of the following and raise your hand if you've found one.

1. Physical Map
2. Political Map
3. Thematic Map

Your turn

It's time to put your skills and knowledge to the test.

Page 10/11 offers help!

Raise your hand if you need help.