Climates DefinedMyers Social 7

Class Opener

• YOU’VE JUST WON THE LOTTERY!• Write a letter to Bob the Builder of Myers Dream

Homes Inc.• Describe what two climate zones you will build

two new dream homes.• Be sure to include the necessities - consider the

climates you will be living in. • This letter is not a list of things in your house (ie:

60 inch flat screens) but the things your house needs to accommodate the climate

Description

• With the person next to you

• Describe the summers and winters of each of the eleven climates– Winter: Cold and Dry– Summer: Hot and wet

Find this climate

• Middle Latitude• Dry Summer - Wet Winter• Mild Winter - Warm Summer

#6 MediterraneanSan Francisco, CA

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Mediterranean

• Average Temp: 40-80 F• Precip: Mostly in winter

10-20”• Vegetation: Broadleaf

vegetation• Location: S. California,

Spain, Italy

Find this climate

• High Latitude

• Extremely dry

• Very Cold Summer - Cold winter

#11 Ice Cap ClimateMcMurdo Station, Antarctica

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Ice Cap

• Average Temp: <32– Record: -126.9

• Precip: Very little• Location: Antarctica,

Greenland, Russia

Find this climate

• Low Latitude• Lots of precipitation year round• Mild temperatures year round

#1 Tropical RainforestIquitos, Peru

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Tropical Rainforest

• Average Temp: 75-85• Precip: 60-120” per

year• Vegetation: Lush

Jungle• Location: South

America and Asia

Find this climate

• Middle Latitude• Moderate Precipitation• Cool Winters - Warm/Hot Summers

#5 Humid Sub-TropicalMemphis, Tennessee

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Humid Sub Tropical

• Average Temp: 40-80• Precip: 20-65”• Vegetation - Mixed

forests• Location - Florida,

Australia, China

Find this climate

• Middle Latitude• Moderate precipitation year round• Cold winters - Warm-Hot summers

#7 Humid ContinentalChicago, IL

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Humid Continental

• Average Temp: <32 up to 80

• Precip: 20-40”• Vegetation: Mixed

Forests• Location - Minnesota,

E. Europe, Japan

Find this climate

• High Latitude• Summers have low precipitation• Very Cold Winters• This place has -45°C

#9 Subarctic ClimateYakutsk, Russia

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Subarctic

• Average Temp: <32 - <71

• Precip: 10-20”• Vegetation: Needleleaf

forests• Location: Russia,

Canada, Sweden

Find this climate

• Middle Latitude

• Wet winters - moderately wet summers

• Cold winter - Cool summer

#8 Marine West CoastVancouver, British Columbia

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Marine West Coast

• Average Temp: 40-70• Precip: 60-80”• Vegetation: Mixed

forests• Location: Only

western edges of continents - Seattle, England, France

Find this climate

• Low Latitude

• Dry Summer - Most precip. in Winter

• Warm year-round

#3 Tropical SteppeDry Waters, Australia

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Tropical Steppe

• Average Temp: 75-80• Precip: Unreliable 10-

20”• Vegetation - Short

grasses, thorny bushes• Location - Colorado,

Pakistan, Australia

Find this climate

• Low Latitude

• Dry year round

• Hot year round

#2 Tropical DesertTindouf, Algeria

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Tropical Desert

• Average Temp: 60-110

• Precip: - <10”• Vegetation: Scattered

plants and cacti• Location: Egypt, New

Mexico, Saudi Arabia

Find this climate

• High Latitude

• Dry year round

• Cold winters, cool summers

#10 Tundra Climate Barrow, Alaska

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Tundra

• Average Temp: Most months below freezing - may get to 50

• Precip: Usually <10”• Vegetation: Taiga,

mosses• Location: Greenland,

Canada

Find this climate

• Low Latitude

• Dry Winter - Extremely Wet summer

• Warm year round

#4 Tropical MonsoonBanglador, India

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Tropical Monsoon

• Average Temp: 75-80• Precip: Very little

some months, then large amounts others

• Vegetation: Rainforest and Jungle

• Location: Parts of India, SE Asia

Add this to the back of your packet!

Highland/Vertical Climate

• Typically 7,000 feet and aboveTypically 7,000 feet and above

• Altitude is biggest influence on Altitude is biggest influence on climateclimate

• Precipitation and temperature varyPrecipitation and temperature vary

• Usually cold and dryUsually cold and dry

Climate Maps

• Using only your brain (and notes):– Use the world climate map to theorize and label

where in the world these 11 climates are located

• Then on the opposite side use Page 13 in the atlas to color the accurate climate zones– The map is hand drawn, use your best estimates

when labeling areas that appear different