Wednesday, September 8, 2010

World Geography

Chapter 3 Reading Guide-Due by the end of class on Thursday, September 9th, 2010

1. Describe the difference between equinox and solstice.

2. Describe what causes weather.

3. Describe how a hurricane forms.

4. Why do tornadoes tend to form down the middle of the United States?

5. Find some videos or pictures online of the following weather extremes.
     -Hurricane Earl, Hurricane Katrina, or Hurricane Andrew
     -The Iowa floods of 1993 or 2010
     -The floods in Pakistan right now
     -The drought that occurred during the Great Depression
     -Midwest Tornadoes
*Use websites from popular news sources like CNN, the Weather Channel, New York Times, etc.

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