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LAND REGIONSLAND REGIONS

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Which region Which region has an arid has an arid (hot and dry) (hot and dry) climate?climate?

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In which In which region will region will you find large you find large mammals? mammals? (giraffes) (giraffes)

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From which region do From which region do we got many of the we got many of the worlds medicines?worlds medicines?

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Which region Which region has grass, has grass, scattered scattered bushes, and bushes, and trees as trees as vegetation?vegetation?

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In which region is In which region is deforestation occurring deforestation occurring affecting the homes of affecting the homes of many animals?many animals?

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In this region, during the In this region, during the wet season people plant wet season people plant crops. crops.

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What What region region has has oases?oases?

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Which region Which region has game has game reserves reserves (where (where animals are animals are protected)?protected)?

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In which region do In which region do nomads move around to nomads move around to find oases?find oases?

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Although arid Although arid climate, climate, which region which region has small has small towns?towns?

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Which region has Which region has layers?layers?

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Which region Which region has a tropical has a tropical wet and dry wet and dry climate?climate?

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In this region, In this region, cutting trees cutting trees for wood and for wood and farming is farming is causes rains causes rains to wash away to wash away important important nutrients.nutrients.

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In this region, during the In this region, during the dry season people build dry season people build houses and visit friends. houses and visit friends.

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In this region, In this region, roads are roads are made from made from tar that tar that withstands withstands heat. heat.

CLIMATE CLIMATE CONTROLSCONTROLS

Climate ControlsClimate Controls

How may climate How may climate controls are there?controls are there?

Climate ControlsClimate Controls

This climate control This climate control explains why not all explains why not all locations at the same locations at the same latitude experience similar latitude experience similar climates. climates.

higher = coolerhigher = cooler

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This climate deals with how This climate deals with how close you are to bodies of close you are to bodies of water.water.

Cape in summer = cooler Cape in summer = cooler then Franklinthen Franklin

Cape in winter = warmer then Cape in winter = warmer then FranklinFranklin

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Earth’s rotation combined Earth’s rotation combined with heat energy from the with heat energy from the sun creates patterns of sun creates patterns of movement in the Earth’s movement in the Earth’s waterwater called… called…

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Distance from the Distance from the equator affects your equator affects your temperature (further temperature (further north or south)north or south)

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Earth’s rotation combined Earth’s rotation combined with heat energy from the with heat energy from the sun creates patterns of sun creates patterns of movement in Earth’s movement in Earth’s atmosphereatmosphere called… called…

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This climate control relates with This climate control relates with air carried by prevailing winds air carried by prevailing winds blowing off the ocean is full of blowing off the ocean is full of moisture. moisture.

If air encounters THIS the If air encounters THIS the WINDWARD side would receive WINDWARD side would receive precipitation and the LEEWARD precipitation and the LEEWARD side would receive none.side would receive none.