Climate.

After the first part of this topic: RIVERS. Let's move onto another important part of the Environment: THE CLIMATE.

Before going indeep with this topic maybe it would be great to have a look to a video, but please pay attention to it because at the end you have to answer these two questions:

• What two factors can define a climate?
• How many climate zones are there at the Earth?

CLIMATE

WEATHER can change in a few minutes.

CLIMATE is a region's characteristic temperature, wind or precipitation over a long time

THE EARTH'S CLIMATE

The distance for the equator determinate how much heat it takes.

• TROPICAL ZONE. It is very hot every year.

• TEMPERATE ZONE:
  • There are warm summers.
  • There are cold winteres.
  • Some parts are rainy and at another place it is dry.

• POLAR ZONE:
  • It is very cold.
  • Around the North and South Pole.

CLIMATE IN SPAIN

• ATLANTIC CLIMATE:
  • This is the mild climate.
  • It is on Cantabrian Coast and in Galicia.
  • Rainfall is abundant all year round.

• MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE:
  • It is the climate near Mediterranean Sea.
  • Summers are hot.
  • Winters are mild.
  • Rainfall is light.

• SUBTROPICAL CLIMATE:
  • This is the climate of Canary Islands.
  • It is hot all year round.
  • Rainfall is limited to some months of the year.

• CONTINENTAL CLIMATE:
  • This is the climate of central Spain.
  • Summers are hot.
  • Winters are cold.
  • Rainfall is irregular.

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