Week+Ten+Assignments

This week your assignments are to read chapter eight Climate and Climate Change and to complete the Asia Map Study. Here is a link to the chapter eight page: http://schmidtphysicalgeography.wikispaces.com/Ch+8. For this chapter, I have created a Prezi, but it is not as detailed as the old powerpoint, which you will find third item from the top, or you can go to it directly here: http://www.slideshare.net/lschmidt1170/chapter-eight. I usually use the old PPT in class, but I go through it quickly and tell students that they must read all of the minute details of each climate, because while it's very useful information, it doesn't make for a great lecture. I have created a worksheet to go with this chapter for my onsite students, which you may use to help you put all of the climate information in one place, Also, you will notice there are some videos on the page, the first two about the basics of climate, which you may find helpful, the next two are the Steppe (pronounced like step) and the Tundra, because I like to show my students what the steppe looks like, and I like for my students to understand that the tundra is not a barren wasteland, but is actually full of life for the six months when the sun is shining. The last two videos are about climate change and how the snowline is changing with climate change, moving farther up the mountains, with the potential to ruin most of the skiing in the world. You do not have to watch, but it reinforces the part about climate change, and I do see how it has an impact on us locally, because we have several ski lifts and resorts in the local mountains.

Past the videos, you will find the climate charts from the chapter. I put these on the web page because this is the information (exactly) that should go on the climate worksheet. I have also the diagram of vertical zonation, or how things change with elevation, and the "hypothetical" continent. You should pay close attention to that section in the chapter because it gives a great explanation of why the climates are where they are.

You will also need to complete your Asia map study. Which you will find here http://schmidtphysicalgeography.wikispaces.com/Asia. I will leave Asia maps with the secretary again.

You will have quizzes on Blackboard for both Chapter Eight and Asia. I am going to leave Asia open for two weeks as I realize that this chapter is pretty dense and Asia is a big map. Next week is your exam, so no writing assignment, which will hopefully give you a little extra time to get the map done. You do not have vocabulary words for chapter eight below, there are not enough for even half of the class. You have two writing assignments. I was thinking instead of a reflection on chapter eight, we could try something a little different, how about "My favorite climate," so you can tell me and your classmates about the one climate that is your favorite, tell us a little about the climate, and include a picture or video of someplace that is in that climate zone. You have a writing assignment for Asia, like the last maps, tell us about somewhere in Asia that you would like to visit.

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