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

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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