F/M, 9/20-23 TGIF! After documenting your homework, please TURN OFF and PUT AWAY your electronic device. You don’t want Mr. DeLuna to keep it over the weekend, right?? Late work is due in the tray by the tardy bell. Any work placed in there after that will be counted an additional day late. Make sure your full name and class period are on all papers you turn in. Today, you will need your LACEMOPS notes/activity from last time, your map pencils, your openers notebook, and your textbook.

#1: LACEMOPS APPLICATION We start numbering each new six weeks with #1. You are never responsible for prior six wks on subsequent six weeks’ notebook tests. 1.Higher avg. temp: Sacramento Because of its low elevation, Sacramento is warmer year round. 2. More precip: San Jose Mountain barriers cause Modesto, which is on the leeward side of the mountain, to be in the rain shadow, so Modesto gets less rain than San Jose, which is on the windward side.

LACEMOPS APPLICATION con’t 3. Higher avg. temp: Oklahoma City OKC is located at a lower latitude than Fargo, so OKC would be warmer year round because it is closer to the Equator. 4. Wider yearly variation in temp.: Pierre Pierre is located on the interior of the continent, so continentality would cause much more variation in temp. year round than in Portland, which is located on the coast, thus experiencing the moderating effects of the ocean.

LACEMOPS DOL DOL: On the physical map you are given, shade the general regions of the US that would be: cooler because of their higher latitudes (don’t forget Alaska) (PURPLE) cooler because of their location in high mountains (BROWN) drier because they are on the leeward side of mountains and in the rain shadow (YELLOW) wetter because they are on the windward side of mountains (BLUE) likely to experience huge variation in temp. between summer and winter temps because of the effects of continentality (COLOR OF YOUR CHOICE)

World Climate Regions

TROPICAL WET LOCATION Between 20 degrees S & 20 degrees N TEMPERATURE Always warm/hot; average temp. of degrees USA ex.: Honolulu

TROPICAL WET PRECIPITATION Avg. annual rainfall >80 inches VEGETATION Dense natural vegetation called rain forest (most complex ecosystem in world)

TROPICAL WET & DRY LOCATION Near tropical climates in Africa, South & Central America, and Southwest Asia TEMPERATURE Cooler in the dry season and warmer in the rainy season

TROPICAL WET & DRY PRECIPITATION Rainy season in summer and dry season in winter VEGETATION Grasslands (cross out “&______ forests”) USA ex.: Miami

DESERT LOCATION Ex. Locations of hot deserts: Sahara Desert and the Arabian Desert Cool/cold deserts: high latitudes, mostly in the Northern hemisphere TEMPERATURE Hot deserts: high temps during the day that drop at night Cool/cold deserts: summers range from warm to hot, and winter temps range from quite cool to below freezing

DESERT PRECIPITATION <10 inches per year VEGETATION A few well-adapted plants such as cacti USA ex: Phoenix, AZ

SEMI-ARID LOCATION The interiors of continents or in zones around deserts TEMPERATURE Hot summers and warm to mild winters; some locations can produce snow

SEMI-ARID PRECIPITATION About 16 inches per year VEGETATION Some of the most productive agricultural lands in the world US ex: Lubbock, TX

MEDITERRANEAN LOCATION Mediterranean Europe; west coast of the US and parts of Australia TEMPERATURE warm summers; cool winters

MEDITERRANEAN PRECIPITATION Dry summers and rainy winters; about 15 inches per year VEGETATION Three crops grown include citrus fruit, olives, and vegetables US ex: Los Angeles, CA

HUMID SUBTROPICAL LOCATION East coasts of continents, such as the SE part of the US and large areas of China TEMPERATURE Summers are hot; winters are mild to cool, depending on latitude

HUMID SUBTROPICAL PRECIPITATION Humid summers; occasional snow during winter; subject to hurricanes in late summer and autumn About 40 inches of precip. per year VEGETATION Very suitable for raising crops, especially rice Temperate forests-- deciduous US ex: Dallas, TX

MARINE WEST COAST LOCATION Located close to the coast; parts of the west coast of the US and Canada and most of Western Europe TEMPERATURE Moderate temps that remain relatively cool throughout the year (rarely lower than 50 degrees or higher than 70 degrees)

MARINE WEST COAST PRECIPITATION Evenly distributed throughout the year; in. of rain per year; many locations have more than 150 days per year, but thunderstorms are rare VEGETATION Green plant life; dense forests US ex: Seattle, WA

HUMID CONTINENTAL LOCATION Mid latitude interiors and east coasts of Northern Hemisphere continents TEMPERATURE Warm to hot summers and cool to cold winters

HUMID CONTINENTAL PRECIPITATION Most variable weather conditions; four distinct seasons; rain throughout much of the year VEGETATION Green plant life; forests US ex: Boston, MA

SUBARCTIC LOCATION Generally above 60 degrees latitude; stretches across these three continents: North America, Europe, & Asia TEMPERATURE Short and cool summers and very cold winters; temps below freezing for 5-8 months of the year

SUBARCTIC PRECIPITATION Usually does not exceed 20 inches per year; snow remains on the ground for several months per year VEGETATION Vast evergreen coniferous forests called taiga US ex: Anchorage, Alaska

TUNDRA LOCATION Coastal areas surrounding the Arctic Ocean TEMPERATURE Long, cool winters; summer lasts for a few weeks, and temps rarely reach higher than 40 degrees during the summer

TUNDRA PRECIPITATION Usually <15 inches per year VEGETATION Tundra vegetation— lichens, mosses, herbs, and low shrubs; virtually no trees US ex: Nome, Alaska

ICE CAP LOCATION The interior of Greenland in the Northern Hemisphere; most of Antarctica in the Southern Hemisphere TEMPERATURE Temps always <32 degrees F; so cold that it rarely snows

ICE CAP PRECIPITATION Usually <10 inches per year VEGETATION Little to no vegetation NO US EXAMPLE Coldest temp ever recorded: degrees F in Antarctica