C2.4 - Lesson 9: Habitation in the world

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LANDSCAPE ZONES

in the world

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What is the plan for today?

Start of the last paragraph of Chapter 2 

C2.4: Habitation in the world

GOALS OF THIS LESSON

1. You can name 4 climates and describe where they are located in the world.
2. You can describe the precipitation and temperature of each climate.
3. You can explain the difference between climate and weather.
4. You can tell to which climate each landscape zone belongs.
5. You can draw a climate graph.

8 landscape zones

4 climates

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Open your workbook

Fill in W16 of exercise 5 by using figure 14 in your coursebook.

You can tell to which climate each landscape zone belongs.

TAKE YOUR NOTEBOOK IN FRONT OF YOU

Open a new page and write in the top of the page:

"Climates of the world"

TROPICAL CLIMATE

Landscape zones:

• Tropical rainforest
• Savannah

Temperature:

• Always above 18ºC

Precipitation:

• A lot of precipitation, always above 500mm per year

DRY CLIMATE

Landscape zones:

• Desert
• Steppes

Temperature:

• Temperature varies

Precipitation:

• Very little/ no precipitation, always below 500mm per year

TEMPERATE CLIMATE

Landscape zones:

• Decidious forest
• Coniferous forest (taiga)

Temperature:

• Summer above 10ºC

Precipitation:

• Enough for trees to grow

POLAR CLIMATE

Landscape zones:

• Tundra
• Land- and sea ice

Temperature:

• Always below 10ºC

Precipitation:

• Little precipitation and usually snow

1. Polar climate
2. Tropical climate
3. Temperate climate
4. Dry climate

1. Polar climate
2. Tropical climate
3. Temperate climate
4. Dry climate

1. Polar climate
2. Tropical climate
3. Temperate climate
4. Dry climate

1. Polar climate
2. Tropical climate
3. Temperate climate
4. Dry climate

1. Polar climate
2. Tropical climate
3. Temperate climate
4. Dry climate

Climate charts of 4 different climates

RED LINE: Temperature

BLUE BARS: Precipitation

Which climate chart belongs to which climate?

Choose from: Polar, tropical, temperate & dry.

You can draw a climate graph.

Take exercise 4 in front of you.

Let's go!

Homework for next lesson

• Make 1 to 5 in your workbook
• Read the GeoGuide numbers as well