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Vocab:
Climate zone: a large area of Earth with a particular pattern of weather.
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Precipitation: moisture that falls from the sky as snow, rain, sleet, or hail.
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Climagraph: a graph that shows the average temperature and preciptation in a place over year.
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Summary:
Climate zones is the study of climates. Geographers divide Earth into climate zones. Each zone has a particular pattern of temperature and precipitation; rain, snow, or other forms of moisture.
Location affects climate, many factors affect an area's climate, like elevation and altitude and large bodies of water. Places with higher elevation have cooler climates than those lower. In coastal areas, ocean, winds, and warm water can also affect climate. Places further inland have more extreme climates, with hotter summers and colder winters.
Keyfacts:
Australia has seven climate zones.
There are 12 climate zones found around the world.
Each zone has a particular temperature and precipitation.
Climagraphs show these patterns.
Large bodies of water can also affect climate.
Keyterms:
Icecap: very cold all year with permanent ice and snow.
Subarctic: cold, snowy winters and cool, rainy summers.
Marine West Coast: warm summers, cool winters, and rainfall all year.
Tundra: very cold winters, cold summers, and little rain or snow.
Highlands: temperature and precipitation vary with latitude and elevation.
Humid Continental: warm, rainy summers and cold, snowy winters.
Mediterranean: warm all year with dry summers and short, rainy winters.
Semiarid: hot, dry summers and cool, dry winters.
Tropical Wet & Dry: hot all year with rainy and dry seasons.
Humid Subtropical: hot, rainy summers and mild winters with some rain.
Arid: hot and dry all year with very little rain.
Tropical Wet: hot and rainy all year.
Vocab:
Climate zone: a large area of Earth with a particular pattern of weather.
Precipitation: moisture that falls from the sky as snow, rain, sleet, or hail.
Climagraph: a graph that shows the average temperature and preciptation in a place over year.