Name_________________________________________Date________________Hour____
Notes 1-1 (p. 11-14)
Understanding the Earth
Understanding Seasons (page 12)
 In certain places and in certain times of the year days and nights are
not the same length. This is because _________________________.
 Sometimes the Earth being tilted on its axis causes places to face the
sun and receive ___________________________________________
so they have _____________days than nights.
 At other times the tilt of the Earth causes places to face away from the
sun and receive ________________________________________so
they have ___________days than nights.
 The warmth we feel from the sun depends on ____________________
________________________________________________________.
 Places that receive more direct sunlight are _________________,
can grow ___________food, and usually have _____________people.
 Places that receive less direct sunlight are ___________________,
are able to grow_______ food, and usually have ___________people.
The Effects of Latitude (pages 13-14)
 Latitude__________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
 Equator- _________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
- the sun is directly over the equator on________and_______
 Tropic of Cancer (_____° N) – this is the farthest __________the sun’s
direct rays ever reach
 Tropic of Capricorn (_____° S) – this is the farthest ________ the
sun’s direct rays ever reach
The Tropical Zone
 From the _______________________________to the
________________________.
 The area between __________ *N and __________ *S
 Also called _________________________because this area includes
________________________________________________________.
 Every place in this region receives ____________________________.
 The temperature is ___________________year round.
 This area ___________________________seasons.
The Temperate Zone
 From the ________________________________to the
___________________in the north and from the _________________
to the _________________________in the south.
 The area between _________*N and _________*N and
__________*S and ___________*S
 Also called ____________________________because this area
includes ________________________________________________.
 This area is not as hot as the tropics because ___________________
___________________________. The temperate zone receives
_________sunlight in the _________________than the __________.
 This area has _________________ with a warmer ____________and
a colder _____________.
The Polar Zone
 From the __________________________to the ________________ in
the north and from the _________________ to the _____________ _in
the south.
 The area between _________*N and __________*N and
___________*S and ________*S
 Also called ____________________________because this area
includes ________________________________________________.
 The polar zone receives _________ sunlight during the year and is
_____________________.
 This area has a__________________ with a ____________________
 Summer months are light almost ________________and winter
months are dark ________________________
Use pages 13-14 and the map on page 8 to label the globe with the
following. Be careful, some will be used twice.
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Low Latitudes
Middle Latitudes
High Latitudes
Tropics
Temperate Zone
Polar Zone