Geography & Local Weather
Know that different places around the world have very different typical weather — tropical places are hot and wet all year, deserts are very dry, polar regions are freezing cold — and that geography (distance from the equator, altitude, nearness to the sea) affects local weather
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If your child compared weather in a tropical rainforest, a desert, and the Arctic, could they describe how different each is and explain why — like distance from the equator?
Know that different places around the world have very different typical weather — tropical places are hot and wet all year, deserts are very dry, polar regions are freezing cold — and that geography (distance from the equator, altitude, nearness to the sea) affects local weather
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Check understanding
- Describe typical weather in at least three different climate types
- Explain that places near the equator tend to be hotter
- Name at least one factor that affects a place's weather besides latitude
“If your child compared weather in a tropical rainforest, a desert, and the Arctic, could they describe how different each is and explain why — like distance from the equator?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Weather & Climate
- Age range
- Ages 7–9