Comparing Climates

• Arviat – Canada

• Tsandi Namibia

Where is it?

Location

Arviat formerly known as Eskimo Point.

What is it Like? Climate / seasons?

How does the Climate affect peoples’ way of life?

Population: 1559

Hudson Bay

Toronto

Location – distance and direction from a ‘bigger’ place.

+/- general statements.

‘Summer’ season - Weather? Plants? Humans?

Arviat is a coastal village in the new Inuit territory of Nunavut. It is situated by Hudson Bay which is frozen for 9 months of the year. Here Inuit people have to adapt to the freezing climate of the tundra. (information provided in exam booklet)

Tsandi

Tsandi – Namibia … a country in the south west of Africa

Tsandi is a village in the north of Namibia. Villagers rely on wells for water supply. Rainfall is rare with most falling between December and March when winds blow from the ocean. Here villagers have adapt to the hot desert climate.

West ……. Longitude 0* ……. East

North

Equator

South

Comparing the locations of Arviat and Tsandi