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
Typical age: 7–9 years
“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?”
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- Weather vs ClimateREQUIRED
Climate concept requires knowing that different places have different typical weather
- Polar Climate Zone
World weather patterns help understand polar climate zone (Weather 7-9 -> Polar 9-11)
- Climate ZonesREQUIRED
Climate zones formalize the concept of different weather around the world
- Tropical Rainforest Climate
Understanding world weather patterns helps understand tropical climate (Weather 7-9 -> Rainforests 7-9)