Annual Earth-Sun Relationships

Place: Houston, TX
Latitude: Longitude:
Hemisphere:

Date Sunrise A.M. Sunset P.M. Approx.

Hrs.
Daylight

Dec 21

June 21*

* Corrected for Daylight Savings Time – times are for 2016

Inference
1. It is warmer/colder in June because there are more/fewer hours of sunlight.
2. It is warmer/colder in December because there are more/fewer hours of sunlight.

Tilt of the Earth

The Northern Hemisphere tilts towards the sun in….
The Northern Hemisphere tilts away from the sun in…

Conclusion
- I can conclude that it is cooler in December because…
1. (Insert Evidence)
2. (Insert Evidence)

- I can conclude that it is warmer in June because…

1. (Insert Evidence)
2. (Insert Evidence)

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 Select a location that is in the Southern Hemisphere and complete the same process.

Place:
Latitude: Longitude:
Hemisphere:

Date Sunrise A.M. Sunset P.M. Approx.

Hrs.
Daylight

Dec 21

June 21*

* Corrected for Daylight Savings Time – times are for 2016

When looking at…(type in name of location) in the Southern Hemisphere, I can conclude;

- It is cooler/warmer in December/June because…

Evidence #1:
Evidence #2:
The reason it is cooler/warmer in the Northern Hemisphere in June and cooler/warmer in the
Southern Hemisphere in June is because…

Final Part:

The Rotation of the Earth affects time because _____;

The Revolution of the Earth around the sun affects the season because_____.

It is colder in higher latitudes because_______ and it is warmer in lower latitudes because

__________.

HISD Social Studies Curriculum 2019 World Geography Studies