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THE EARTH’S CLIMATE ZONES
CLIMATE: the pattern of weather of a place over many years
TEMPERATE ZONE: Found between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle (Northern Hemisphere) and between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle (Southern Hemisphere)
POLAR ZONE: An area north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle
TROPICAL ZONE: Area between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer
PRECIPITATION: the falling of moisture such as rain and snow
CLIMATE ZONES
Atlas: Page 128
You will need:
Red, Blue, Green colors
Label and write latitudes for:
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Using your definitions, color in the three Climate Zones. Use this key: Temperate: Green
Polar: BlueTropical: Red
1. Honduras2. Guatemala3. El Salvador4. Barbados5. Fiji6. Colombia7. Ecuador8. Panama9. Nicaragua10. Namibia11. Ghana12. Senegal
13. South Africa14. Mozambique15. Uganda16. Kenya17. Eritrea18. Pakistan19. Moldova20. Solomon Islands21. Jamaica
COUNTRY LIST
Climate
Population Density
Economic Activity
CLIMATEGeographers divide earth into
climate zones
Each zone has a different pattern of precipitation and temperature
This pattern is shown on a climagraph
Bars show monthly precipitation
Curved line shows temperature per month
12 DIFFERENT CLIMATE ZONESIce Cap
Subarctic
Marine West Coast
Tundra
Highlands
Humid Continental
Mediterranean
Semiarid
Tropical Wet and Dry
Humid Subtropical
Arid
Tropical Wet
POPULATION DENSITYUse textbook page 34-35
Answer, in complete sentences, in class notes:
1. What is population density?
2. How does a geographer calculate the density of a place?
3. How does population density affect how people live?
4. List the 5 categories for population density and list at least two cities that fit into each category using the maps around the room.
POPULATION DENSITYWhat is it?
A measure that tells us how crowded a place is
Higher number= more crowded the place is!
New York City: 26,000 people per mile!
Mongolia: 4 people per mile
POPULATION DENSITY
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POPULATION DENSITY
On your index card, next line down:
Using the absolute location of your country, write down the population density of your country.
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY: LAND AND RESOURCES
How do people USE the land they live on?
It is different because everyone uses the land they live on to meet their needs
Examples: farming, mining.
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY: LAND AND RESOURCES Economic activity
depends on a country’s
resources
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY: LAND AND RESOURCES Other resources:
Fossil Fuels (oil, coal, natural gas), uranium, moving water= provide fuel and power
LAND USE
Hunting and Gathering
Subsistence Farming
Commercial Farming
Nomadic Herding
Livestock Raising
Commercial Fishing
Forestry
Trade and Manufacturing
Each should have a picture, definition, and example!
EXAMPLE:
Hunting and Gathering: people hunt for animals and gather plants for food.
Example: hunters in Greenland
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