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11/ 2 /12
• Bellringer: Explain two test-taking strategies you should use on Standardized Tests
• INTERIM ASSESSMENT
11/1/12
• Bellringer = Climatogram II
• Worksheet: Reading and Writing Climatograms
• Reread the directions before you ask for help!!!!
11/2/12 - Climatograms II
1) What two factors are measured in a climatogram?
2) What are the two easiest ways to
MESS UP reading a climatogram?
Biomes
• An area of the world that is described by its climate and the types of organisms that live there (Ex – desert, tundra, etc.)
• Climate: Determined by precipitation and average temperature
6 Major Biomes
• DESERT
• TROPICAL RAINFOREST
• TUNDRA
• GRASSLAND
• TEMPERATE FOREST
• BOREAL FOREST
Climate Change Politics
• 1) What are the differences between Obama and Romney on the issue of Climate Change?
• 2) Why hasn’t Obama campaigned on the issue of Climate Change like he did in 2008?
Temperature, Precipitation, Climate, and Biomes
1. _________ increases as you move ______ to the equator.
2. __________ increases wherever more __________ is received from the sun.
3. More people tend to live in areas where there is higher ___________ and higher ___________.
These areas usually have _______ land.