Chapter 9: From the Andes to the Amazon

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Chapter 9 From the Andes to the Amazon
Section 2 Climate and Vegetation
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Todays preview Chapter 9, Section 2

• Lecture
• Climate comparisons
• Rain Forest vegetation
• Post-test
• Closure

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Objectives

• By the end of class today, you should be able to
• Describe the climate and vegetation of Latin
  America
• Identify the characteristics of a tropical
  climate zone
• Identify the characteristics of a dry climate
  zone
• Identify the characteristics of a mid-latitude
  climate zone

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Pretest Questions MATCHING!

• A. Dry B. Savanna C. Semiarid D. Climate E.
  Rain Forest
• Latin Americas _________ ranges from hot and
  humid to dry and desert-like.
• The hot and rainy weather of the tropical wet
  climate provides perfect growing conditions for a
  __________.
• Grass-covered plains are often found in a
  _________ climate.
• Tropical and subtropical regions have grasslands
  called a ___________.
• Central America and the Caribbean do not have
  _______ climate zones.

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Climate Vegetation

• Climate varies greatly
• Hot and humid
• Dry deserts
• Rain forest, desert, savannas too!
• Vegetation differences
• Rain forests, grasslands, desert scrub, tundra

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3 Climate Zones

• Tropical
• Dry
• Mid-Latitude

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World Climates
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Tropical Climate Types

• Two basic types
• Tropical wet climate
• Tropical wet dry climate

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Tropical Wet

• Area is also called the Rain Forest
• Dense trees
• Hot and rainy year around
• LIST 4 COUNTRIES

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Tropical Wet Dry

• Region is also called the Savanna
• Hot climates
• Seasonal rain
• LIST 4 COUNTRIES

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Dry Climate Zones

• Found in Mexico and some of South America
• Two kinds of dry climate
• Semi-Arid
• Desert

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Semi-arid type climate

• Generally dry with some rain
• Grassy plains, maybe some desert shrubs
• LIST 2 COUNTRIES

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Desert type climate

• Very dry
• Very little rain
• Shrubs growing in gravel or sand
• LIST 2 COUNTRIES

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Dry Climate Zones
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Mid-Latitude Climates

• Four zones in the Mid-Latitudes
• Humid Subtropical
• Mediterranean
• Marine West Coast
• Highlands

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Mid-Latitude Climates
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Humid Subtropical

• Rainy winters and hot humid summers
• Vegetation is varied
• LIST 2 COUNTRIES

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Mediterranean

• Hot dry summers and cool moist winters.
• Similar to climates in middle or southern
  California
• Vegetation chaparral and scrub brush
• LIST 1 COUNTRY

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Chaparral
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Marine West Coast

• Cool rain winters and mild rainy summers
• Similar to Oregon or Washington state
• Vegetation mostly forests
• LIST 1 COUNTRY

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Marine West Coast
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Marine West Coast
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Highlands

• Highland climate zones vary from moderate to
  cold, depending on elevation
• Other factors wind, sunlight and landscape
• LIST 2 COUNTRIES

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Highlands
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World Climates

1. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2. Tijuana, Mexico
3. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
4. Port-au-Prince, Haiti
5. Buenos Aires, Argentina
6. Montevideo, Uruguay
7. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8. Cape Horn, Argentina
9. Brasilia, Brazil
10. Georgetown, Guyana
11. Seattle, WA
12. Houston, TX
13. El Paso, TX
14. Miami, FL
15. Atlanta, GA

• CLIMATE TYPES
• Tropical Wet/Rainforest
• Tropical Wet Dry/Savanna
• Semi-arid/Steppe
• Desert
• Mediterranean
• Humid Subtropical
• Marine

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Post-test Questions MATCHING!

• A. Dry B. Savanna C. Semiarid D. Climate E.
  Rain Forest
• Latin Americas __________ ranges from hot and
  humid to dry and desert-like.
• The hot and rainy weather of the tropical wet
  climate provides perfect growing conditions for a
  __________.
• Grass-covered plains are often found in a
  _________ climate.
• Tropical and subtropical regions have grasslands
  called a ___________.
• Central America and the Caribbean do not have
  _______ climate zones.

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Post-test Questions MATCHING!

• A. Dry B. Savanna C. Semiarid D. Climate E.
  Rain Forest
• Latin Americas _________ ranges from hot and
  humid to dry and desert-like.
• The hot and rainy weather of the tropical wet
  climate provides perfect growing conditions for a
  __________.
• Grass-covered plains are often found in a
  _________ climate.
• Tropical and subtropical regions have grasslands
  called a ___________.
• Central America and the Caribbean do not have
  _______ climate zones.

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E
C
B
A
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Closure

• Describe the climate and vegetation of Latin
  America.
• What are the tropical climate zones of Latin
  America?
• What are the dry climate zones of Latin America?
• What are the mid-latitude zones of Latin America?
• NEXT TIME Climate worksheet is due
• NEXT TIME Human-Environment Interaction
• NEXT TIME Please read Chap 9, Section 3
• NEXT TIME Please bring your books to class again