A Rich Diversity in Climate and Resources:

Chapter 3 Section 2:

I. VOCABULARY

• Weather: – the state of the atmosphere near Earth

• Precipitation:– Moisture, like rain or snow

• Climate:– Typical weather in a region over a long time

• Vegetation:– Plants, like trees, shrubs and grasses

• Economy: – The way business owners use resources to provide

goods and services people want

II. VEGETATION ZONES: MAP PAGE 77!

1) Polar and Tundra:

• Location: Northern Canada and Alaska• Climate: Cool summers and cold winters• Precipitation: 4 to 20 inches a year• Most of the ground is frozen all year long.

Polar Bears Tundra

Arctic Wolf

2) Forest:

• Location: Most of Canada, the northwest, northeast and southeast USA

• Climate: mild to cold• Precipitation: 10 to 80 inches

Broadleaf Forest Conifer (Evergreen) Forest

3) Rain Forest:

• Location: Along the Pacific Coast• Climate: Mild, even in the winter it’s usually

not below 0 C. • Precipitation: As much as 167 inches a year• Vegetation: – Trees can be 300 feet tall– Bushes, small trees, lots of plants– Moss and lichen

Moss: Lichen:

300 Foot Trees:

4) Grassland:

• Location: Center of North America• Climate: warm summers and cool winters• Precipitation: 15 to 30 inches a year• People grow grain and raise cattle here

Grain: Cattle:

5) Desert:

• Location: Southwest USA• Climate: Hot and dry• Precipitation: less than 10 inches a year• Vegetation: – some bushes, shrubs and small trees (cacti)

Cacti: Shrubs

Quiz Time!

•What is Vegetation?•What is a climate?•What is precipitation?•What is weather?

Homework!

• Vegetation Zone Maps!– Use your textbook Page 77 to help you

Name: Date:

•1) What is Vegetation? •2) What is climate?•3) What is precipitation?•4) What is weather?

Turn in homework!!!!!

III. NATURAL WEALTH:

I. VocabularyII. Vegetation Zones

1) Land Resources:

• Farmlands of the central USA and Canada have rich soil.

• Western Canada, northwest, northeast and southeastern USA have many forests.

2) Power Resources:

B) Power:• Oil in Alberta, Canada; Texas, California,

Oklahoma, Alaska, and the Gulf of Mexico• Coal in western Canada and the Appalachian

Mountains and in Illinois, Indiana and Wyoming

3) Water Resources:

• People settled by rivers:– Helps farming– Raising cattle

• Business grow near rivers:– Transport materials

• Fishing• Hydroelectric Power• Recreation (fun activities)

Hydroelectric Power:

Recreation:

4) Neighbors and Leaders:

• 200 million people cross the USA-Canada border every year

• $1,000,000,000 are traded every DAY!!• They cooperate on many issues:– National security– Protecting the environment

• Both have strong economies and are leaders in the World.

USA-Canada Border:

Canada

USA

Homework Assignment:

Chapter 3 Section 2: #2, 3a,3b,3c