SOCIAL SCIENCE - UNIT 2 - WE PRESERVE LANDSCAPES

 ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGES

- To know the Earth's climates and landscapes.

- To identify the relief and rivers of Europe.

- To evidence shows that we need to slow down climate change in order to protect landscapes.

- Make a multimedia presentation about the relief of some European threatened landscape.

- Create an infographic about a river in Europe.

CLIMATE

Climate is the characteristic state of the atmosphere in a specific area over a long period of time. Temperature and precipitation are the main elements for describing climate.

Climate and weather are not the same. 

The factors that affect temperature and precipitation are:

        -Distance from the Equator
        -Altitude
-Proximity to the sea

Climate graphs are used in meteorology to show precipitation and temperature in a particular area over one year.

LANDSCAPES

A landscape is all the visible features of a large extension of land. Landscapes include natural features, such as landforms, bodies of water and vegetation, and human features, which are built by people.

RIVERS OF EUROPE

(Remember the names of the 9 rivers you have in the notebook)

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS!

What is climate? 

Which factor affect temperature and precipitations?

Landscapes. Definition and characteristics.

Interpret & design a climograph.

World Climate Zones and their characteristics.

Rivers of Europe (map)

Summary (page 48 - Activity 1)