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Warm climates

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Which characteristic doesn't belong to the term 'weather'?

1. Temperature
2. Big area
3. Precipitation
4. Local

What is climate? Or: what are the characteristics of climate?

Climate

is the average weather for a long period (30 years) in a big area

Latitudes

Important terms:

- Equator

- Northern hemisphere

- Southern hemisphere

- Tropic of Cancer

- Tropic of Capricorn

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Climate zones

We can divide the earth in different climate zones. There are two general (algemene) zones:

- warm climates (in low latitudes)

- cold climates (in high latitudes)

What is the correct answer? The closer to the equator the...

Colder the climates are

Warmer the climates are

Write down the characteristics that fit

Use precipitation (regen)

Temperature

Biodiversity (biodiversiteit), amount of types of lines (plants and animals)

Tropical rainforest

high precipitation

high temperatures

high biodiversity

Tropical Savannah climate

High temperatures

rainy and dry seasons

less biodiversity

Hot steppe climate

High temperatures

mainly dry seasons

less biodiversity

Dessert Climate

High temperatures

No precipitation

Low biodiversity

Water in oases

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Lesson 2: Warm climate zones