PPT-Major Climate Zones

Planet Earth can be divided into three basic climate zones Tropical Temperate Polar Major Climate Zones Tropical Climates Occur near the equator and the lower latitudes Includes Rainforests that are warm. What factors are used to classify climate?. What are the five major climate regions. Classifying Climate. Climate is Classified by two major factors.. Temperature. Precipitation. Five main climate types. Climates. Describing Climates. There . are . three. major climate zones:. The planet can be divided into . climate. . zones. , regions that share similar weather conditions.. Tropical Zone. warm temperature which does not vary much throughout the year. NOAA National Weather ServiceJANUARY 2008Meteorological drought is usually de�ned based on the degree of dryness (in comparison to some “normal” or average) and the duration Estuaries. Partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers/streams flowing into it and a free connection to the open . sea. (fresh water mixes with ocean). Estuaries Continued…. Economically significant as seaports, centers of ocean commerce and commercial fisheries. Allie Haseley. 3. rd. or 4. th. grade science. Navigation. Move Forward. Move Backwards . Return to Home . Scuba Map!. 4 Major Oceans! . Ocean Zones. Final Quiz! . Click in order to complete the lesson! . IAFNR Plant and Soil Sciences Module. Tolerating Climate. Plants vary in their ability to tolerate temperature differences and changes. Each plant has an optimum temperature for growth. Also have a low and high where growth ceases below or above.        Scientists have divided our world into different biomes, such as tundra, grasslands, deserts, rainforests, deciduous forests, and marine environments. A biome is a large geographical region with plants and animals that are able to live in that location with its particular climate because they have adapted in different ways to the amounts of water, heat, and soil in that area.. Hemispheres. A place can be either in the NORTHERN or SOUTHERN hemisphere. That means it is in one of the halves above or below the imaginary east-west line known as the EQUATOR.. A place can also be in either the WESTERN or EASTERN hemisphere. That means it is in one of the halves on either side of the imaginary north-south line known as the PRIME MERIDIAN.. Directions (You don’t have to write anything for this slide). Continue this note-taking/activity assignment on the same page as you completed Discussion #1.. Remember all notes are taken on the left side of your notebook and all questions and activities are completed on the right.. Effects on Climate. Weather – changes in temperature, wind, air, etc. over a short period of time. Climate – weather patterns in a particular area over many years.. The sun’s rays do not hit the Earth evenly. So air and water help distribute the sun’s heat over the entire world.. Apply understanding of watersheds and estuaries to a situation where abiotic and biotic factors are being changed.. Open your notebook to page 27. Let’s read the first two paragraphs.. Dead zone: an area or body of water where the water at the bottom has little or no dissolved oxygen. (underline this in the paragraph). By Michael Dudkin . Pennsylvania State University. Advisor – Justine Blanford. Special Tanks to Dr. Eliza Richardson Marone. Topic background – Major League Baseball. 2015 total revenue approaching US$9.5 billion. terrestrial biosphere. , oceans (and ocean critters), sediments, earth’s interior. Short term cycle (days->years. ) Residence time=(Storage)/(Flux). Long term cycle (millions of years. ). Earth’s long term climate history: Is any of this due to the long-term, geologic CO. Weather is the day to day condition of air at a particular place. .. Weather changes every day. . Changes in weather conditions give rise to seasons. In India we enjoy three seasons –summer, winter and monsoon. .