LG: Students will understand the relationship between earths climate and seasons and the sun.

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LG Students will understand the relationship
between earths climate and seasons and the sun.

• How is climate influenced throughout the globe?
• How does where you live help define and shape
  your culture?

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gather. unite. pray.
COME TOGETHER
JOHN 17 20-32
When September 24, 2008 Where At the flag pole
at RHS What Time 645am Bring your love, your
compassion, and your need to believe.
SEE YOU AT THE POLE 2008
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CLIMATE Regions
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Low-Latitude Tropical Climate Region (2)

• HUMID TROPICAL(TROPICAL RAIN FOREST)CLIMATE
• TROPICAL SAVANNA

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HUMID TROPICAL(TROPICAL RAIN FOREST)CLIMATE

• Location Parts of South America (largest part
  located in the Amazon River Basin), Caribbean
  Area, Asia, and Africa
• Characteristics Low Latitude, Average
  temperature is 80F, Warm and Humid Air saturated
  w/ moisture causing a daily rain (80 in. yr.)
• Vegetation Lush Growing in thick layers with
  vines and other shade like plants at bottom, then
  bushes, shorter trees, and finally tall teak and
  mahogany trees at the top.

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HUMID TROPICAL(TROPICAL RAIN FOREST)CLIMATE
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Tropical Savanna CLIMATE

• Location Parts of Africa, Central and South
  America, Asia, and Australia
• Characteristics Low Latitude, Dry Winters and
  Wet Summers (accompanied w/ high year-round
  temps.
• Vegetation dry season ground covered w/ clumps
  of thick grass and you will find fewer trees than
  in the humid tropical climate region.

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TROPICAL SAVANNA CLIMATE
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Dry Climate Region (2)

• DESERT
• STEPPE

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Desert CLIMATE

• Location Worldwide largest Sahara, extending
  over almost the entire northern 1/3rd of the
  African Continent.
• Characteristics Yearly rainfall is not usually
  going to be more than 10in., Temps. vary widely
  from daytime heat and nighttime cool and also
  from season to season. Desert climates make up
  close to a 1/3rd of the Earths total land area.
• Vegetation very little scrub and cacti, in
  areas w/ an underground spring (oasis) you also
  will find this area to have lush vegetation.

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DESERT CLIMATE
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Steppe CLIMATE

• Location Largest stretches across Eastern Europe
  and western and central Asia. Steppes are also
  found in N. America, South America, Africa, and
  Australia (anywhere that a desert could be found)
• Characteristics Border desert areas and are also
  dry areas, Yearly Rainfall 10 20 inches
• Vegetation treeless grasslands

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STEPPECLIMATE
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Mid-Latitude Climates (4)

• MARINE WEST COAST
• MEDITERRANEAN
• HUMID SUBTROPICAL
• HUMID CONTINENTAL

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Marine West Coast CLIMATE

• Location Along western coastlines, btwn. the
  lat. Of 30 and 60 north and south, are regions
  w/ a marine west coast climate. The Pacific
  coast of N. America, much of Europe, and parts of
  S. America, Africa, Australia, and N. Zealand.
• Characteristics Ocean winds bring cool summers
  and damp winters.
• Vegetation Coniferous and deciduous trees found
  in this region (mixed forests).

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MARINE WEST COAST CLIMATE
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Mediterranean CLIMATE

• Location Lands surrounding the Med. Sea and any
  coastal mid-lat. areas w/ similar climate and
  vegetation including S. California and parts of
  N. Australia
• Characteristics Mild, rainy winters and hot,
  sunny summers
• Vegetation Chaparral

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MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE
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Humid Subtropical CLIMATE

• Location SE US and in SE of SA, Asia, and
  Australia
• Characteristics Short, mild winters and nearly
  year around rain. Wind patterns and high pressure
  related to nearby oceans are responsible for high
  humidity levels.
• Vegetation Prairies (inland grasslands) and
  forests of deciduous trees

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HUMID SUBTROPICAL CLIMATE
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Humid Continental CLIMATE

• Location N. Hemisphere such as S. Canada, W.
  Russia, and NE China
• Characteristics Climate influenced more by
  landforms than winds, precipitation, or ocean
  temp. The farther NORTH you are, the Winters
  will be longer and more severe and Summers will
  be shorter and cooler.
• Vegetation Similar to Marine West Coast mixed
  forests more coniferous than deciduous the
  further north you get.

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HUMID CONTINENTAL CLIMATE
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High -Latitude Climates (3)

• ICE CAP
• TUNDRA
• SUBARCTIC

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Ice CapCLIMATE

• Location almost all of Antarctica, and
  Greenlands interior
• Characteristics Snow and ice, usually more than
  2 miles thick constantly cover the surface. Ave.
  temps. below freezing
• Vegetation lichen

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ICE CAP CLIMATE
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TundraCLIMATE

• Location Closer to the Polar Regions
• Characteristics Very COLD winter darkness and
  bitter cold last 6 months and the suns indirect
  rays bring constant summer light but little heat.
• Vegetation shrubs and lichen

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TUNDRA CLIMATE
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Subarctic CLIMATE

• Location Located just north (HIGH lat.) and
  south (MID lat.) of the Arctic Circle
• Characteristics Winters are bitterly cold and
  summers very short and cool. Only a thin layer
  of surface soil thaws each summer and below this
  is permafrost
• Vegetation Coniferous

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SUBARCTIC CLIMATE
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ELEVATION CLIMATES (1)

• HIGHLAND (MOUNTAINS)

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Highland CLIMATE

• Location Mountains anywhere low and mid lat.
• Characteristics Elevation and Climate go hand in
  hand regardless of the latitude. The further
  you go, the thinner the atmosphere becomes,
  giving mountain areas similar high-latitude
  climates, characteristics and vegetation.
• Vegetation Base mixed, Mid meadows and small
  trees and shrubs, High shrubs and lichen

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HIGHLAND CLIMATE
19,800 ft
9F
Snow cap
16,500 ft
21F
13,200 ft
34F
Tundra
9,900 ft
49F
Quito
Cold Zone
6,600 ft
57F
Temperate Zone
3,300 ft
70F
1,000 ft
77F
Hot Zone
81F
Sea Level
Guayaquil