Location	Activity Description	Google Earth Content
1. Sahara (desert)	Watch video found here: Sahara Desert Video Based on this, what do you think makes a desert a desert? Would you want to live in a desert? Why/Why not?
2. Arctic (tundra)	There are actually two types of tundra. One is arctic tundra and the other alpine tundra. Look at the picture and describe what an arctic tundra looks like.	picture
3. Amazon, Brazil (tropic)	Watch video about rain in the rainforest. How do you think the ecosystem "rainforest" got its name? (Hint: think about both parts of the word.)	rain in rainforest video
4. Serengeti, Tanzania (plain)	Look at the pictures called "Serengeti landscape," "Serengeti - Elephants in the sunset," and "Wildebeest migration - Serengeti." What does the elevation of land in these pictures have to do with each other that is different from much of Utah's land elevation?	pictures