Compare the typical climates of different world regions, such as tropical rainforest, desert, and polar, and connect each climate to the kinds of organisms typically found there.
Different parts of the world have very different typical climates, shaped mostly by how close they are to the equator, how high up they are, and how close they are to an ocean. A tropical rainforest climate, like the Amazon, is hot and rainy all year. A desert climate, like the Sahara, has very hot days, can be cold at night, and gets very little rain. A polar climate, like the Arctic, is cold most of the year with little precipitation, mostly falling as snow.
These different climates directly shape which plants and animals can survive in each region, since organisms need adaptations that match their local climate.
Mastery looks like: They accurately describe at least three world climate types and connect each to organisms typically found there.
Common stumbles: Confusing "hot" with "tropical," since deserts are also hot but very dry, which is a very different climate type from a tropical rainforest.