Transcript Social Studies

Social Studies
Chapter 1 Lesson 3
Think about this?
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What is the climate of Central Pennsylvania?
What type of vegetation grows in
Pennsylvania?
What is a rain forest?
How can humans adapt to high altitudes?
Essential Question
How does climate affect people and
how they live?
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Vocabulary
 climate
 temperate
 altitude
 rain shadow
 vegetation
 arid
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Climate is the weather conditions in an area
over a long period of time.
There are many types of climates:
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Desert
Tropical
Temperate Cold/Warm
Highland
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A polar climate is the opposite of a tropical
climate.
Three things influence climate
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Latitude
Land/Water
Altitude
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Temperate means neither very hot nor very
cold.
Tropic is an area on Earth at or near the
equator.
Sea Breeze is the wind blowing during
daylight hours from cool water to warmer land.
Land Breeze is a night wind blowing from cool
land to warmer water.
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List 5 things that are true about desert
climates:
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List 4 things about ocean currents:
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Altitude is elevation, the distance above or
below sea level.
Rain shadow is the dry area on the side of a
mountain or mountain range.
Rain Shadow?
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http://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?Ntt
=rain+shadow
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Vegetation is plant life.
Each climate region has its own vegetation.
A plant can survive in certain regions based on
the land and water in that region.
A rain forest is a wetland with thick vegetation
and tall trees that block the sunlight.
Arid means very dry with little rainfall.
Climate Region
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tropical
desert
temperate warm
temperate cold
polar
highland
Turn to page 37.
http://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?Ntt=climat
e+regions
Climate Brochure
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Choose 1 of the 6 Climate Regions
You will develop a brochure on your region.
It must include:
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Weather: 3 pts.
Temperature: 3 pts.
Precipitation: 3 pts.
Vegetation: 3 pts.
Picture: 1 pts. (1 picture)
Explanation of the climate’s benefits: 5 pts.
Extra info: 1 pt
Neatness: 1 pt
Total of 20 points