Substrand: "8.9 Climatic Regions of the World"

Subject: Year: 8
Strand 3: Environment and Population

Substrand: "8.9 Climatic Regions of the World" (9 periods)

This sub strand aims helping learners to understand fully why different parts of the world have different climates and how their life styles are influenced by those climates.

General Learning OutcomesSpecific Learning OutcomesSuggested Assessment Events

Learner's should:

Learner's should:

Learner's should:

8.9.1 know different types of climatic regions of the world (k)

8.9.1.1 list the different types of climates regions of the world
8.9.1.2 locate the Equatorial, Tropical, Temperate and Polar Regions of the world on a map and describe their types of vegetation and climate patterns

8.9.2 understand how the distribution of vegetation in different regions of the world is influenced by the type of climate (u)

8.9.2.1 explain the different causes of the climate regions
8.9.2.2 compare photographs of vegetation types in tropical temperate and Polar Regions
8.9.2.3 identify photographs of different types of activities practiced by people in different climatic regions of the world
8.9.2.4 explain the difference between the types of activities practiced in any two different climatic regions of the world

8.9.3 be able to compare graphs of different weather features and climate zones of the world (s)

8.9.3.1 compare weather graphs of different parts of the world to that of Solomon Islands

8.9.4 appreciate that people’s lifestyles are influenced by the type of climate (v)

8.9.4.1 describe some examples of the impacts of climate on human activity and vice versa
8.9.4.2 describe why certain people behaved and dressed in certain ways