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Dry Climates

Provided by: CK-12 |Published on: April 27, 2021

Videos Grades 6-8

Synopsis

In this interactive textbook lesson, students will discover different types of dry climate regions, where they occur on Earth, and learn about the adaptations of plants that can survive in such extreme conditions.
Videos, photographs, review questions, and a practice quiz will help students learn about the characteristics of deserts and steppes.

Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Geography

Authors: CK-12

Region: North America, USA - West, United States, Global

Languages: English

Positives

Students can work at their own pace through this self-guided textbook lesson, interacting with useful videos and questions throughout.
Figures and graphics are included to illustrate the text.
Students can check their understanding by taking an interactive quiz at the end of the lesson.

Additional Prerequisites

Differentiation

Biology classes could research how climate change is impacting desert biomes.
Social studies or history classes could research ancient and current desert and steppe communities.
Other resources on this topic include this interactive US drought map, this article on climate migrants, and this media literacy lesson on drought.

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