12-5 How does climate affect living things?
Aim: How does climate affect living things?
OBJECTIVE: Identify ways in which plants and animals are affected by climate.
Key Term
vegetation (vehj-uh-TAY-shuhn): plants
Lesson Summary
• Different climate regions are determined by the amount of precipitation and the average
temperature.
• Climate conditions, such as rainfall amounts and temperatures, affect not only the vegetation in an
area, but also the animals and other organisms that live there.
OBJECTIVE: Identify ways in which plants and animals are affected by climate.
Key Term
vegetation (vehj-uh-TAY-shuhn): plants
Lesson Summary
• Different climate regions are determined by the amount of precipitation and the average
temperature.
• Climate conditions, such as rainfall amounts and temperatures, affect not only the vegetation in an
area, but also the animals and other organisms that live there.