Effect of Continental Position on Climate

• This resource provides a map, images, and a video to explain the relationship between continental position, proximity to water, wind direction, and climate. 
  
• There is also a summary, assessment questions, and interactive practice questions available for students to check their understanding. 
  
• The video provides an overview of geography, climate, climate regions, and the effects of latitude, elevation, wind currents, proximity to water, and ocean currents on climate. 
  

Positives

• The video provides an overview of climate on Earth and the interactive practice questions adapt to the student's answers to ensure understanding.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Students and teachers must create an account to use some of the interactive tools
• Each student will need their own computer and internet connection to do the interactive practice questions.
  

Differentiation

• The first 6 minutes and 20 seconds provide an overview of climate on Earth and other factors that affect climate.
• The last segment, starting at 6 minutes, 20 seconds, discusses the effects of wind patterns and ocean currents on climate.
• This resource could be incorporated into virtual learning lessons or in-class activities.
  
• Cross-curricular connections could be made with social studies classes when discussing the ways a region's climate affects how people live, or in math classes when analyzing the data presented.
  
• Other resources related to this topic include: Why Climate Change Makes Extreme Weather Worse and Weather and Climate.