Weather Climate and Land Use
Match the cards using the notes about Weather, Climate, Land use and Physical feature.
About 10 minutes, plus any extended practice
Supplied materials
- Paper and pencil; drawing or spoken answers are welcome.
- Topic notes: Weather: short-term atmospheric conditions. Climate: long-term patterns of atmospheric conditions. Land use: how people use a stated area. Physical feature: a natural characteristic of the landscape.
- Original exercise cards: Fictional record: rain falls this afternoon. / Fictional record: many years have dry summers. / A fictional map marks land used for farming. / A fictional map shows a river valley. / A fictional summary compares average temperatures over decades. / A fictional site is used for housing. / A fictional region contains a mountain range. / A fictional report describes today’s temperature.
Learn the idea
Weather describes conditions over a short time; climate describes long-term patterns. Land use describes what people do with land. A physical feature describes the landscape itself. These concepts can interact, but a single rainy day does not establish a place’s climate.
Weather: short-term atmospheric conditions. Climate: long-term patterns of atmospheric conditions. Land use: how people use a stated area. Physical feature: a natural characteristic of the landscape.
Look for a short-time condition, a pattern over many years, how land is used or a natural land feature. Ask an adult to read the notes and cards aloud. Point, draw or say your answer. These are word descriptions of pictures and places; no picture or map is supplied or needed.
- Ask an adult to read the four notes. Find the words Weather, Climate, Land use, Physical feature.
- Look for a short-time condition, a pattern over many years, how land is used or a natural land feature.
- Read the worked answer. Then try the other cards and explain which words helped you choose.
- Point to, draw or say two different examples: one for Weather and one for Climate. Explain how their clues differ.
See the method in action
Worked example: The card says: “Fictional record: rain falls this afternoon.” That matches Weather. Weather is short-term atmospheric conditions. Compare the note for Land use: Land use is how people use a stated area. That is a different clue.
Check your reasoning
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Helpful tips
- Look for a short-time condition, a pattern over many years, how land is used or a natural land feature.
- If you are unsure, ask an adult to read the card again. Match what this card says; do not add a new event or detail.
See the answer and explanation
Climate
The card says: “Fictional record: many years have dry summers.” That matches Climate. Climate is long-term patterns of atmospheric conditions.
Take it further
New card: “A fictional report describes today’s temperature.” Match it with a note, then point to or say the words that helped. Check: The card says: “A fictional report describes today’s temperature.” That matches Weather. Weather is short-term atmospheric conditions.
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