Monday –

Chapter 2, Section 1:  “Weather and Climate” pages 63-73

vocabulary terms:  weather, climate, rotation, revolution, solstice, equinox, precipitation, front, continental climate

Students will learn that climate is influenced by many factors, such as the relationship between the earth and the sun, latitude, ocean currents, and elevation.

Tuesday –

Finish discussion of Section 1

Section 1 Quiz

Section 2, “Ecosystems”  pages 77-83

vocabulary:  ecosystem, biome, deciduous, coniferous, chaparral, savanna, herbivore, carnivore, prairie, tundra, permafrost

Students will learn that the interaction of plant life, animal life, and the physical environment forms the earth’s many ecosystems.

Section 2 Quiz

Wednesday –

PLATO Lab:  research climates of the world

Students will learn climate locations of the world and how they differ from one another.

Thursday –

Chapter 2 Review and Assessment, pages 84-85

Review for Chapter 2 Test

Friday –

Chapter 2 Test

Preview Chapter 3, Section 1, “The Study of Human Geography”