Transcript Climate Region

Weather and Climate
FOSS: Weather and Water
Investigation 9
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Today’s Discussion
• What is the difference between weather and
climate?
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Review: Weather
• What is weather?
• How often can it change?
• Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at
a given time in a given place, and can change
very quickly, and very often!
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Climate
• While a single location’s weather can change
very frequently, it is assigned to one climate
region.
• Climate is the average weather condition over
a long time (thirty years or longer).
• With your teammates, today you will discuss
various climate regions around the world.
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Group Work: Climate Regions
• You and your partner(s) will be assigned to
complete two worksheets on two different
climate regions.
• Each group will then present their findings to
the class, and we will compare and contrast
different climate regions around the world.
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Climate Regions: Land Surfaces
Tropical
Rain
Forest
Taiga
Deciduous
Grassland Tundra
Forest
Polar Ice
Cap
Desert
Location
Climate
Seasons
Temperature
Precipitation
Organisms
Issues
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Climate Regions: Oceans
Polar Ocean
Temperate Ocean
Tropical Ocean
Location
Temperature
Organisms
Issues
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Weather vs. Climate: Discussion
City
Latitude
Longitude
Average high
Temperature
(°F) (January)
Average high
Temperature
(°F) (June)
Climate Region
Baghdad, Iraq
33° North
44° East
60°
106°
Desert
Lima, Peru
12° South
77° West
78°
67°
Desert
Phoenix, AZ
USA
33° North
112° West
67°
104°
Desert
Pittsburgh, PA
USA
40° North
80° West
37°
80°
Deciduous forest
Sydney,
Australia
33° South
151° East
79°
62°
Deciduous forest
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Can cities have similar weather but different climates?
Can cities have different weather but similar climates?
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