Geography

To understand that
different clothes are worn
in different countries.
 What do we already know
about the weather and how
it changes?

How does the

weather affect
what we wear?
Just like the seasons influence what
we wear in Britain, weather in
different parts of the world affects
what people wear year round!

Weather is different all over the

world. When we talk about
what the weather is like we are
talking about the climate
In many parts of the world, people need protection from the weather.
The type of climate influences the type of clothes that people wear.

The materials used for

clothing vary around the
world. Some materials
are better suited to a
particular climate.

Very Cold
Cool
Warm
Very Hot
Lets have a closer look at clothing around
the world and its material!
 The Eskimos make their clothing out of the
natural resources they have around them. They
Eskimos in Alaska make most of their clothes out of animal skin.
 The Chinese believe that the colour red is lucky. They
China believe that the colour red can bring good luck and riches.
 Russia is known for its fur hats called, "ushanka," which
Russia keep Russians warm during the cold, snowy days.
 In India cotton fabric is used to make clothes that is
India lightweight. This material is a favourite because it keeps the
wearer cool and is easily washed.
 Tartan is a criss-crossed pattern of horizontal and
Scotland vertical bands in lots of colours. The tartan is
Scotlands national dress!
Words we learned:
at e
clim Nat
reso ural
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es
ushanka

lightweight

National Tartan
Dress