Climate-Zones disribution and importance

Climate-Zones disribution and importance

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  What Is theDifference between Weather and Climate? Weather changes daily and it is the temperature and conditions for the day. Often we describe the weather as hot, rainy, sunny, humid, overcast, freezing or snowy. What are some other words we can use to describe the weather? Climate is the average weather condition of a place over a long period of time. The climate of a location is often linked to its location in the world. Places near the equator will have a hotter climate than places near the North and South Poles which will have a colder climate.
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  Types of ClimateZones Polar Very cold and dry all year round Antarctica Biome Description Example Temperate Cold winters and mild summers UK Arid Dry and hot all year round Sahara Desert Tropical Hot and wet all year round Brazil Mediterranean Dry, hot summers and mild winters Spain Mountainous Very cold, sometimes wet, all year Himalayas Click to see where these places are on a map!
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  UK Temperat e North Africa Arid Antarctic a Polar Brazil Tropical Spain Mediterranea n Himalayas Mountainou s Click on thecircles to reveal the location
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  Climate Zone Locations Grasslands
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  Use an atlasto help you answer these questions. What climate zone would each of these places have? India Central Australia Eastern USA The UK North Africa Russia
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  Arid What is the climatein North Africa?
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  Polar What is the climatein Northern Russia?
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  Tropical What is the climatein India?
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  Arid What is theclimate in central Australia?
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  Temperate What is the climatein eastern USA?