September 3rd, 2013

Students,

Transitioning from latitude and longitude lines, today we talked about latitude zones! There are 3 latitude zones

High -  from 60 degrees latitude to 90 degrees latitude. this is our polar latitude zone, and includes notable places like antarctica. As would imagine it is cold this far north (or south) and is full of ice.

Middle - This is from 23.5 degrees latitude up to 60 degrees latitude. This latitude zone is a temperate zone which means it has both hot and cold weather. (We are in a middle latitude zone in Seguin)

Low - This latitude zone starts at the equator ( 0 degrees latitude) and goes all the way up (and down) to 23.5 degrees latitude. This is the hottest and wettest latitude zone and contains the worlds rain forests which are in Africa, South America, and Indonesia.

We also talked about the relationship between the Earth and the Sun. We discussed why the Earth spinning on an axis (23.5 degree tilt) creates the seasons and what the location between the Earth and the Sun are through out the year. If you are having any problems remembering this, just think of the Axis of the earth as an arrow. For us in the Northern Hemisphere when the arrow is point towards the sun it is summer, when it is pointing away from the sun it is Winter. If the axis / arrow is running parellel with the sun it would be spring or fall.

Don't forget if you have any questions please post a comment below.

Documents: http://imgur.com/a/dDGwo