1. Warm-Up 1. What is the difference between climate and weather? 2. What are currents? 3. What is the difference between a typhoon and a hurricane? 4. Where do we find the coldest climate types such as tundra or ice cap? 5. What type of climate receives the smallest amount of rainfall?

2. Weather and Climate

3. Essential Question How has climate change (global warming) affected different regions around the world? GWH.12.1

4. Earth’s Tilt= 23.5 Equinox March 21 st and Sept 23 rd Solstice June 21 st and December 22 nd

5. Weather Weather: condition in atmosphere at specific time and location Climate: conditions for long amount of time Precipitation Convection- hot climates (Rainforest) Orographic- Mountain areas Frontal- mid latitude areas Rain Shadow

9. Weather Extremes Hurricanes = Typhoons Tornadoes- Tornado Alley Blizzard Drought

10. Climate Wind Currents Convection- transfer of heat in the atmosphere Winds named from the direction they flow Pg 54

11. Climate Ocean Currents Pg 57 Zones of Latitude

12. Changes in Climate El Nino: water warms off South America instead of Australia and Asia Global Warming Greenhouse effect

13. Review 1. What is the difference between climate and weather? 2. What are currents? 3. What is the difference between a typhoon and a hurricane? 4. Where do we find the coldest climate types such as tundra or ice cap? 5. What type of climate receives the smallest amount of rainfall?