The world's hottest places
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can locate hot places in the world using an atlas and globe.
Key learning points
- The sun’s energy is more concentrated when it is directly overhead: in the tropics this happens throughout the year.
- The tropics are areas either side of the equator where the sun remains high in the sky throughout the year.
- Places that are hot and wet all year round are found at the Equator.
- Hot and dry areas called hot deserts can be found on the northern and southern edges of the tropical region.
Keywords
Equator - The Equator is an imaginary line encircling Earth at 0° latitude and is an equal distance from the North Pole and the South Pole.
Temperature - Temperature is the measure of how hot or cold something is.
Hot desert - Hot deserts are areas on Earth which are very hot and very dry, having less than 25 cm of rain per year.
Common misconception
Hot deserts are mostly found at the Equator.
Tropical rainforests are found at the Equator. Deserts are mostly found at the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.
Teacher tip
Use a globe to show that the sun's energy is more concentrated at the Equator.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.How do you measure temperature?
Q2.What is the imaginary horizontal line called that circles the middle of the Earth?
Q3.What is a hot desert?
Q4.Where is it very cold on earth?
Q5.What does tropical mean?
Q6.Where is it hotter?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these is not a line of latitude?
Q2.Where are the hottest places on Earth?
Q3.What do you find along the Equator?
Q4.What do you find in the tropics?
Q5.Why is it hotter at the Equator than at the poles?
Q6.Along the Equator the sun remains high in the sky all year round. Is this true?
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