Repetition chapter II - Natural landscapes on earth

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Repetition chapter II - Natural landscapes

Good morning!

Next week: test chapter II

Today: repetition

We'll go through all different landscapes step by step

With each landscape comes a certain location + video clip

Let's go!

Let's start at the beginning

Which in the book isn't the beginning actually...

Paragraph 6: page 40-41

Remember the difference between weather and climate? 

Please explain this on paper (3 minutes)

Keep this note for next week's test!

Climate

Consists mainly of 2 elements:

temperature & precipitation

The climate of a certain place on earth will tell you a lot about the natural landscape

Natural landscapes

High temperature + high precipitation = ?

Low temperature + low precipitation = ?

High temperature + low precipitation = ?

Medium temperature + medium precipitation = ?

Human population

In which landscapes can we expect a high population concentration? Why? And where would it be low? Why?

In which landscape can we find the most man-made elements? And where would we find the most natural-made ones?

Tropical rainforest

1. They're in the tropics. The tropics are close to the equator, between 23.5 degrees northern and southern latitude. Temperature is 25-30 degrees celcius year round + around 2000 mm of rainfall a year
2. Rain forests are heterogeneous forests
3. Vegetation (plants) grow in different layers
4. Plants and trees are green year round

What can we tell about..

..temperature, precipitation & population density?

Up North

Within the tundra landscape:

the temperature's never higher than 10 degrees C
there are no trees, just small plants
winter lasts for 9 months a year
you have permafrost - ever lasting frost

The North Pole

Further up North, in the heart of the polar region:

the temperature never rises above 0 degrees C
there are no plants at all - just snow
land and sea ice can form

What can we tell about..

..temperature, precipitation & population density?

Mountain landscape

Down in the valleys: more man-made or natural-made elements? Why?

High up in the mountains: more man-made or natural-made elements? Why?

Who can explain what an altitude belt is again?

The higher you go, the ... it gets

What can we tell about..

..temperature, precipitation & population density?

Desert - characteristics

Less than 200 mm of rainfall a year
Rain pours down in 1 or 2 heavy storms a year
Huge difference in temperature between day and night
Very few plants and animals
Very low population density
Found around 30 degrees latitude north and south

Steppes - characteristics

400 mm of rainfall a year

9 months of no rain at all a year

No trees, just grasses and shrubs
Low population density
Typically found on the edges of the desert: therefore often called semi-deserts

What can we tell about..

..temperature, precipitation & population density?

That was a lot!

The rest of the time you'll spend on:

- checking homework (if not done already)

- making a summary of chapter II

- asking questions!

- preparing for next week's test in any other way

See you next week!