CLIMATE REGIONS OF
NORTH AMERICA
STUDENT ACTIVITY PACKET
Name: ____________
Date: _________
You will be working in TWO different groups – an expert group and a mixed
group.
Phase One: Expert Group
1. Read the information assigned to your group.
2. Discuss with your expert group members.
3. Complete the portion of the expert packet dedicated to your group.
1) Continental Climate
Climate (temperature, rainfall, etc) –
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Vegetation - _____________________________________________________________________
Land Use - ______________________________________________________________________
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2) Sub-tropical Climate
Climate (temperature, rainfall, etc) –
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Vegetation - _____________________________________________________________________
Land Use - ______________________________________________________________________
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3) Semi-Arid Climate
Climate (temperature, rainfall, etc) –
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Vegetation - _____________________________________________________________________
Land Use - ______________________________________________________________________
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4) Desert
Climate (temperature, rainfall, etc) –
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Vegetation - _____________________________________________________________________
Land Use - ______________________________________________________________________
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5) Marine West Coast
Climate (temperature, rainfall, etc) –
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Vegetation - _____________________________________________________________________
Land Use - ______________________________________________________________________
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6) Highland
Climate (temperature, rainfall, etc) –
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Vegetation - _____________________________________________________________________
Land Use - ______________________________________________________________________
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Phase Two: Mixed Group
1. Share your learning with your group members.
2. Listen to the sharing of your group members.
3. Complete the first part of the packet with the information you learn from group members.
4. Using information from the packet, discuss and answer the questions below.
1.
Write a definition for the term region.
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2.
What natural resources would make the continental climate region habitable to newcomers?
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3.
Which climate would be the most difficult for a group of newcomers to settle in? Why?
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4.
Imagine what homes in two different regions might look like. Draw the homes in the boxes below.
Label the natural resources used in building the home. You drawings must show differences between
the two regions.
Climate Region_____________________
Climate Region_____________________