1. Name_________________ Climate Lesson 1 Lesson Questions What is a Climate? What are some types of climates?

2. Brainstorm what we think we know…… I think a climate is _______________________________ ______________________________________________ Can you list some examples of climate? _____________ If you said yes, try to list some: __________________ ___________________________________________

3. A climate is the AVERAGE ___________ of an area over many years.

4. Watch the video clip on climates. Geography Basics: Climate, Water, and Living Patterns /United Streaming/First 4- 5 minutes Geography Basics: Climate, Water, and Living Patterns /United Streaming/First 4- 5 minutes Write the characteristics of each type of climate in the appropriate box: Climate Type Characteristics Tropical Desert Temperate Arctic

5. Use the information from the video to fill in the blanks below. Tropical Climates 1. Tropical temperatures are ______________________. 2. In the tropics, it rains _____________________. Desert Climates 1. The desert has _________ days and ________ nights. 2. The desert has very little ______________. Temperate Climates 1. Temperate climates have ________ summers. 2. The rest of the year it is _____ and ________ with ___________ rainfall. Arctic (Polar) Climate 1. Arctic, or polar, climates have short, chilly __________ that are often _________. 2. The ___________ are long, cold, and blustery.

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10. Watch the next five minutes of the video. What are some things that affect climate? Write them in the box below. What Affects Climate?

11. Use what you learned from today’s lesson and the provided materials to create a biosphere of a EXPLAIN WHAT YOU WILL ADD TO YOUR BIOSPHERE AND WHY _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ __________ CLIMATE