1.1 Climate and landscape in the US

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1.1 Climate and landscape in the US

At the end of this lesson series...

You will be able to explain what relief is & where different mountains ranges in the US can be found.

You can explain how temperature factors influence the different climates and landscapes in the US.

What is latitude?

High mountain range

low mountain range

Hills

Lowland

Plain

Plateau

What is perpetual snow?

Place the items in with young or old mountain range

High mountain range

Low mountain range

Sharp peaks

Rounded peaks

Young mountains

Old mountain range

Perpetual snow

Landscapes in the US

A. Rocky Mountains

B. Sierra Nevada

C. Great Basin

D. Coast Ranges

E. Great Plains

F. Central Valley

Drag the words to the correct places on the drawing

Windward side

Leeward side

Relief rainfall

Rain shadow

What is the pattern of precipitation in the West of the US?

Question: What is the link between precipitation and altitude?

3. Distance from the sea

Further from the water? Colder AND hotter

Closer to the water? Mild temperatures ('warm' winters and 'cool' summers)

This is Mooh

This is Mooh in the winter!

4. Warm and cold ocean currents

5. Wind and mountains!