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“Climates of
the World”
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Climate -
The average weather conditions of
an area over a long period of time
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Three Major Climate Zones
 TROPICAL CLIMATE
 POLAR CLIMATE
 TEMPERATE CLIMATE
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TROPICAL CLIMATE
Hot and rainy all year. It receives
strong sunlight all year.
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Polar Climate
Very cold temperatures during
entire year.
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Temperate
Climate
Warm dry summers, cold, wet
winters
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Factors that Effect
our Climate
 The amount of sunlight
 Latitudes
 Large bodies of water
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Altitude also
effects the climate
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Our climate is
changing. It is
getting warmer !
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IT IS QUIZ
TIME !!
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1.) The process in which liquid
changes to a gas
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2.) A place that has very cold
temperatures year round
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3.) The place where two air masses
meet
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4.) The trapping of heat by the
Earth’s atmosphere,
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5.) A body of air that has about
the same temp. and moisture
throughout.
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6.) Any form of water that falls
to the Earth.
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7.) Any area with warm, dry
summers and cold, wet winters.
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8.) The change from a gas to a
liquid.
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9.) The blanket of air that
surrounds the Earth is the
___________
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10.) The weight of the air as it
pushes down on Earth’s surface
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11.) The conditions of the
atmosphere at a certain place and
time is called………..
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12.) The average weather
conditions over a long period of
time……….
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THAT’S ALL
CLASS !!