Lesson 11: (cont.)
What Is The Difference
BetweenWeather and Climate?
In our study of the continents and geographical regions of theWestern Hemisphere, we will be
referring to the climatemaps in our
AtlasBuddy (AB)
. Each of the climatemaps in your Atlas Buddy
uses colors to define sixmajor climate regions.
ACTIVITY 2:
Refer to theNorthAmericaClimateMap inyour
AtlasBuddy (AB)
onpagevii.List below thesixmajor
climate regions.
1. T
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
4.
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2. D
_ _
5.
P
_ _ _ _
3. T
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
6.
M
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
ACTIVITY 3:
Match the following climatic descriptions to the appropriate type of climate using the numbers from
the above list in the blank spaces. If needed, refer to your
AtlasBuddy (AB)
.Write the number of
the correct climate region in the blank space provided.
0
1.
long, warm, humid summer; snowy winter
0
2.
mild, rainy summer
0
3.
hot with seasonal rain
0
4.
short, cool, humid summer
0
5.
higher elevations
0
6.
hot summers; rather coldwinters
0
7.
cold, colder, and coldest
0
8.
cool summers; short growing season
0
9.
desert
10.
hot, dry summer
11.
hot and rainy all year round
12.
very short, cool, humid summer
13.
semi-arid places
14.
hot, humid summer
15.
ice caps
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PENNSVALLEY
Geography Skills
Greek
legend holds
that Atlas was
made to carry the
weight of the world on
his shoulders for fighting
with the other gods.
During the 16th century,
amapmaker named
Gerhardus Mercator
named his book of maps
an atlas. On the cover,
he showed a picture of
Atlas carrying the world
on his shoulders. Today,
a book of maps is still
called an atlas.
