Climate Zones
Science · Weather & Climate · conceptual
Understand that Earth has distinct climate zones — tropical (hot and wet near the equator), temperate (moderate, with four seasons), polar (freezing cold), arid/desert (very dry), and mountain (cold at high altitude) — and that each zone supports different ecosystems and ways of life
What mastery looks like
- Name and describe at least four climate zones
- Explain what determines which zone a place belongs to (mainly latitude and geography)
- Give an example of how a climate zone affects the plants, animals, or people living there
Check your understanding
If Climate Zones looked at a world map showing climate zones, could they explain why the Amazon rainforest, the Sahara desert, and the Arctic all have such different weather, plants, and animals?
Prerequisites
Required first
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