Name: fatma ahmed al shehhi Date:

Class: Global Context: Orientation in time

and space
Key Concept:  Systems

Climate adaptation and Height

Phenomenon

Use the following link:

https://www.britannica.com/science/climatic-adaptation

Read about the natural phenomenon of how people are adapted to climate.

Prompt

1.Fill in the chart utilizing the information on the Phenomenon and Stimulus sections, referring
to the types of adaptations humans and animals underwent through time.
Region 1: Cold adaptation Region 2: Heat adaptation Region 3: High

altitudes

Example: Adaptation to Example: Adaptation to Example: Demand a

humid
extreme cold , moderate heat and to dry heat weather degree of cold
cold, desert conditions" adaptation

and night cold weather

Adaptation: produce the Adaptation: To have the most Adaptation: achieved by

least a
surface area for heat
amount of surface area in radiation general increase

relation to body mass for in humid conditions, the heat- in lung tissue
the
adapted individual is often tall
least amount of heat loss,
the and skinny. Because it is

least amount of heat loss in undesirable for the air in the

 the extremities for the nasal passages to warm up,
he
prevention of frostbite, and
frequently has a large nose
protection of the lungs and and

base of the brain from cold typically dark complexion to

air
in the nasal passages. protect himself from the sun's
damaging rays.

Reasoning: For identical Reasoning: A person who Reasoning:.

has adaptation to the
reasons, a mild cold prefers
a acclimated to the desert may low oxygen
levels caused by
tall, stocky person with a easily perspire but must deal
low air pressure
modest amount of body fat with the water loss that
and a small nose results;

as a result, he is often short

and
skinny.

2. Discuss how environment had an impact on the polygenetic trait.

.
A polygenic trait is a characteristic, such as height or skin color, that is influenced by two or
more genes. Because multiple genes are involved, polygenic traits do not follow the patterns
of Mendelian inheritance. Many polygenic traits are also influenced by the environment and
are called multifactorial.
3. Compare and contrast between a single-gene and a polygenic trait.

4. Predict what will happen if an individual that usually lives in a snowy arctic
environment migrates to a desert area.
Reindeer and muskoxen, for example, are threatened by more woody plants, greater
precipitation, and warmer temperatures. Warmer winter temperatures have increased
the layers of ice in snow, making digging up food in the winter more difficult. As the
seas warm, fish are migrating.