REVIEW UNIT 6: WE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE

affect temperature and precipitation

• the amount of heat and water in the area

• the distance from the Equator, the Sun's rays and altitude

• the distance from the Equator, proximity to the sea and altitude

hottest climates on Earth?

• between the Arctic and Antarctic Circles and the tropics

• around the Equator

• at the poles

climate of the Islas Canarias

• MEDITERRANEAN

• OCEANIC

• SUBTROPICAL

• MOUNTAIN

red line in a climate graph

• PRECIPITATION

• TEMPERATURE

• WIND

In which Mediterranean climate are the differences between summer and winter temperatures most extreme?

• typical Mediterranean climate

• dry Mediterranean climate

• inland Mediterranean climate

Mediterranean climate VEGETATION

• holm oak, cork oak, pine trees, fan palm and maquis

• oak, chestnut trees, ferns and heather

• palm trees and laurisilva forest

precipitation abundant all year round

• MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE

• OCEANIC CLIMATE

• MOUNTAIN CLIMATE

• SUBTROPICAL CLIMATE

VEGETATION ON MOUNTAIN PEAKS

• LITTLE VEGETATION

• MEADOWS

• OAK TREES

Temperatures are low all year round. Precipitation is abundant.

• MEDITERRANEAN

• OCEANIC

• MOUNTAIN

• SUBTROPICAL

Temperatures are extreme: very

cold in winter and hot in summer.

Precipitation is scarce and irregular.

• MEDITERRANEAN

• OCEANIC

• MOUNTAIN

• SUBTROPICAL