Climate zones

Hot dry summers and cooler wetter winters are mostly common for

• arid climate

• rain forest

• Polar regions

• Mediterranean

What is climate?

• the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.

• the state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time as regards heat, cloudiness, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

• the application of science and technology to predict the conditions of the atmosphere for a given location and time

Tropical climate is well known for being

• hot, humid and contains many deserts

• rainy, cold and contain the rain forest

• Hot, humid

• Hot, humid, and contains the rain forest

Long periods of extreme cold are specific for...........

where summers are mild and winters aren’t too cold , it must be a ..........

Continental climate is known with

• areas that are a very close way from the sea, short , cold winters and short, humid summers.

• areas that are a very long way from the sea, with long, cold winters and short, hot summers.

• areas that are a very long way from the sea, with short , cold winters and long , cold summers.

• areas that are a very long way from the sea, with long, cold winters and long , hot summers.

An arid climate is an Earth atmospheric zone where most ..............are found