At the end of this unit you will understand the factors affecting global climate systems and be able to apply these factors to analyse various situations occurring around the world. You will have a greater appreciation for the both the opportunities and the disasters related to climate that result from the different interactions between humans and their environment, both on a local and a global scale.

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1.    Global Climate Patterns - Click here to go to the page.

With a clear understanding of climate basics around the world we can consider the interaction of  people,  places and climate: What causes storms? What affects their frequency?  their location?  What is El Nino?

2.    Climate Change - Click here to go to the page (Note - this page is under review, a lot of links do not work). Click here to see an excellent slide show on Climate Change.
 

Flash
- Global Warming
- Ozone Depletion
- El Nino and La Nina
- Another look at El Nino

1. Do #1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,11 on pages 237-239

1. Do the Case Study "Acid Rain in Taiyuan China" pages 302-303
   Answer #1,2,3
2. Do #1,2,3,4,5,7

1. Do the Environmental Watch on page 314 and do the one quesiton.
2. Do #1,2,3,4,5,6,7,10,14,15