Objectives
Students will:
- Interpret information about climate using geographic tools.
- Review temperature and precipitation information to determine climate.
- Explain the connections between climate, vegetation, and ecosystems.
- Determine how the position of Earth in space and its movement in relation to the sun produce climatic and seasonal conditions on the surface of Earth.
- Explain how the aspects within an ecosystem interact with one another.
- Identify the stages in the water cycle.
- Describe the impact of wind and water movement patterns on transportation and climate.
- Analyze your local weather statistics and determine the general climate of your area.
